Marguerite Alibert, ca. 1920

Paul Popper :: Marie Marguerite Ali Bey (Marguerite Fahmy, Marguerite Alibert, Maggie Meller), the French wife of Egyptian ‘Prince’ Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey, who was found murdered at the Savoy Hotel on the night of 9th July 1923. She was tried for his murder, but acquitted. Portrayed here ca. 1920. | src and hi-res Popperfoto / Getty Images

Women in balloon costume

Honor Blackman, English actress, wearing a bunch of balloons in a studio portrait, ca. 1950. Photo: Paul Popper | src Getty Images

Dancer Helen Barnes, wearing a costume and headpiece decorated with balloons. Ziegfeld Midnight Frolics. Photo: White (NY)

Ziegfeld Midnight Frolics : The Ziegfeld midnight frolics was an annual review playing at New York City’s New Amsterdam Roof that was produced from 1912 through 1929. “Helen Barnes, ‘Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic’, Danse de Follies, New Amsterdam Roof”– written on verso.

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vintage smokers in 1910s

Portrait de femme fumant une cigarette, France, vers 1910. | Portrait of a woman smoking a cigarette, France, ca. 1910 | src galerie lumière des roses ~ Les beaux chapeaux

English actress Gertie Millar, ca. 1906. (Photo by Paul Popper / Popperfoto) | src getty images