Writer Truman Capote, seen from behind, stands at a railing that overlooks the dance floor at Studio 54’s New Year’s Eve party.

Diana Ross sits with club owner Steve Rubell at the Studio 54 New Year’s Eve Party. 1979 

Truman Capote at Studio 54 New Year’s Eve party. 1979 

New Year’s Eve at Studio 54

Mustachioed men dance in silver boots and silver hard hats festooned with wings at Studio 54’s New Year’s Eve bash.

Rita Atlanta in Large Cocktail Glass

Original caption:12/31/1971-New York, NY-: If you’ve got to lift a glass to the New Year, you could do a lot worse than having it filled with the likes of Austrian showgirl Rita Atlanta, who has just arrived to the United States for engagements in Florida and the midwest.

New Year’s Eve at Studio 54

Singer and actress Diana Ross in a full ruffled skirt dancing with Andre Leon Talley at a New Year’s Eve party at Studio 54.

Grace Jones Performing at Studio 54 — The androgynous fashion model and disco singer Grace Jones, 24, entertains an elite crowd of 2,000 at New York’s Studio 54 during a New Year’s Eve bash.

Tod Papageorge “New Year’s Eve at Studio 54” (1978)

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New Years Eve NYC (circa 1978) by Tod Papageorge