NBC's New Year's Eve 1952-1953 in Times Square

Rare vintage footage from NBC. New Year's Eve 1952 in Times Square, welcoming 1953.
Features the well-known ball drop. The program was sponsored by Scripto.
The usual Times Square throng rings in the new year of '53 with vigor. Bob Wilson, reporter, describes the situation in New York's village green.
Don’t forget: Peace and prosperity for '53!
Footage courtesy of the NBC Archives.

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Can’t believe that is Times Square ! So much has changed. Those New Years Eve celebrations then look more like a protest LOL 😂

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New Years 1953 Song 4:11

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