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Inside Le Monocle photographed by Brassaï in 1932. Le Monocle was a lesbian nightclub that was open in Paris from the 1920s right up until WW2. Brassaï had been invited to spend the evening photographing the patrons enjoying themselves. (1024×739)

December 8, 2025

Le Monocle was founded in the early 1920s by Lulu de Montparnasse, also known as Lulu Paul. A 1932 article in Paris Soir described it as “a temple of tuxedos and laughter where the women dance until dawn”. The photos Brassaï took seem to back up that statement.

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Inside Le Monocle photographed by Brassaï in 1932. Le Monocle was a lesbian nightclub that was open in Paris from the 1920s right up until WW2. Brassaï had been invited to spend the evening photographing the patrons enjoying themselves. (1024×739)

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Inside Le Monocle photographed by Brassaï in 1932. Le Monocle was a lesbian nightclub that was open in Paris from the 1920s right up until WW2. Brassaï had been invited to spend the evening photographing the patrons enjoying themselves. (1024×739)

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Prisoners from the first transport to KL Auschwitz at the train station in Tarnów. The transport was composed mostly of Polish political prisoners but among them were also some Jews. Tarnów, Occupied Poland, 14 June 1940. [1200×732]

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