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June 01, 2009
Tattooing in South Africa
John Thompson who was born in Bedale, North Yorkshire, England in 1871 – relocated to Galveston in the USA.
Where...
June 01, 2009
America's first tattooed showman
James O’Connell – the tattooed Irishman was America’s first tattooed showman working firstly at the Lion Circus
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May 22, 2009
Paul Rogers moves to Jacksonville, Florida
Franklin Paul Rogers (1905-1990) moved to Jacksonville in Florida of the USA in the 1960’s – Where he tattooed with Bill Williamson in...
May 22, 2009
Tattoo's make the news in South Africa
On the 26th of December 1961 ‘The Johannesburg Star’ newspaper of South Africa reported on the story of Jacobus Van-Dyn.
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May 22, 2009
Tattooing in Copenhagen, Denmark
Considering it’s great seafaring traditions it will hardly come as a surprise to find that Denmark has and always has had its fair share of great...
May 20, 2009
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John Henry Rhodes (Cecil Rhodes)
Cecil Rhodes (John Henry Rhodes) (1880-1951) tattooed many of his army buddies...
May 17, 2009
Tattoo Jock, Kings Cross, London
In 1985, I paid a visit to Jock Liddel at his tattoo studio in the Kings Cross area of London, England – For an article I wrote of which appeared in ‘Tattoo International’...
May 02, 2009
Princess Marie of Denmark tattooed
Prince Waldemar (1858-1939) of Denmark was believed to have been tattooed. We know for a fact that his wife Princess Marie (1865-1909) was via...
April 16, 2009
A lithograph depicting Indigenous Australians and the arrival of Cook and his crew, titled "Captain Cook's Landing at Botany, AD 1770".CREDIT:NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
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April 16, 2009
Jessie Knight becomes Great Britains first professional female tattoo artist
Before Jessie Knight became Great Britain’s first professional female tattoo artist she worked for her...
April 16, 2009
The tattooed Omai comes to England
On Captain Cook’s second voyage to the pacific (sailing from Plymouth, England, July the 13th 1772).
The...
April 15, 2009
Tattooed mummies
Early tattooed finds. In 1972 eight mummies (dated A.D. 1475) were found in Qllakitsoq, Greenland – and five of the six adult women and two children had blue...
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