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Five French taxi girls in black satin evening gowns sit and wait for customers at a nightclub, Paris, 1920s. Taxi girls, or taxi dancers, are so named because they offer dances with clients for a fee. One of the women hides her face with her hands. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Five French taxi girls in black satin evening gowns sit and wait for customers at a nightclub, Paris, 1920s. Taxi girls, or taxi dancers, are so named because they offer dances with clients for a fee. One of the women hides her face with her hands. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)