Billiard game from the early 1900's

[skor]

I remember my grandmother telling me years ago that they had a billiard table in a restaurant they've owned back in the early to mid 1900's with holes in the playing bed, I always thought that she was remembering incorrectly or maybe just not explaining it correctly, she told that she would play and beat the British soldiers that were posted here art the time as part of the British mandate so I assumed that it was Snooker.

I just stumbled on this image and the tables do have holes in the playing bed.
Does anyone know this game? it's name? the rules?

Image by Brassaï -The description in some places is "Prostitute Playing Snooker, Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris c. 1932", while in other places it says Russian Billiards The balls in the photo suggest Rusian billiards over Snooker for sure.
I know that both games are played on a different type of tables. Or maybe it started like that and evolved to the tables we have today.

 

[Cuebuddy]

It may have been a Bar Billiards table.
I believe it did have a connection to Russia.
Still antique Bar Billiard tables that have been preserved.

 

[Cornerman]

I don’t what the game was called, but there would have been one hole at each end. The evolution would be like croquet, where prior to the hole, they had a wicket at each end. You can see the evolution to other games including one pocket billiards and bumper pool.