Old tattoo photos

[Duffa]

More from Horitsune II

[LeoKraft]

by some one at lyle tuttle's shop in the 70s

[LeoKraft]

by some one who worked at lyle tuttle's shop in the 70's

the other four pics are as follows

the eagle name cover up was by tom devita in nyc in the 80s

the panther head was by some guy named indian done in puerta rico 70s

the indian head was done by tony polito in the 70s in brooklyn

the baby was by some one named junior

[peonyfish]

I am seriously loving this thread. Good call.

[irezumi]

Indian head for the win

[LeoKraft]

The blue is so solid and still so bright the picture doesn't do it justice.

[kylegrey]

Les Skuse from the legendary Bristol Tattoo Club,England baby .

[kylegrey]

Rich Mingins -Harlesden tattoo artist .Pics from 1950's 60's .

[David Flores]

This may not be that old, but a damn good pic circa 1994 Deluxe Tattoo Portland Oregon. Ross Ferrie, Chris Conn, and Terry Tweed.

[kylegrey]

Theres a supercool feature on the new Amsterdam tattoo museum site that allows you click through many pages of a new book on Rich Mingins ,really worth a peek.

Home - Amsterdam Tattoo Museum

[abees]

The Mingins Photo Collection - Amsterdam Tattoo Museum

click on 'expand'.

[gougetheeyes]

Man there are some awesome photos in there. Met a guy yesterday who had a couple of Henry Goldfield tattoos, fucking rad. Looking forward to being an old tattooer gentleman myself one day..

[Tight-Lines]

Man there are some awesome photos in there. Met a guy yesterday who had a couple of Henry Goldfield tattoos, fucking rad. Looking forward to being an old tattooer gentleman myself one day..

I think about this quite often. I had a patient who was in his 70's with some great stuff on his arms/chest.

[bossy]

these are old polish prison tats.

[abees]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Les-Skuse-Bristol-Tattoo-Club/276559075721045?sk=wall

[ThaliaCamille]

Not sure if this has been posted already.

Images are pretty small, but these look better than expected. Wish I knew how old the guy was in the last photo.

[kylegrey]

I love Shaws suit so much ,the longevity and beauty speaks volumes for quality traditional.For me those images are still the best today still used by the best artists .

[ShawnPorter]

This is circus strongman/tattooed man Rasmus Neilsen; aka the Tattooed Wonderman or Tough Titty.

He directly influenced my mentor Jack; and by default me. You can see the Pharaoh's Horses on his chest but the rest is harder to make out.

The photo was taken in 1948 by a very young Stanley Kubrick. They're selling prints for $250.... I might have to buy one!

[ShawnPorter]

I did the math- Kubrick was either 17 or 18 when he took that.

[Hrubarb]

This is circus strongman/tattooed man Rasmus Neilsen; aka the Tattooed Wonderman or Tough Titty.

now i know where the term "tough titties" comes from...damn those are some tough titties

[Patriot Ink Tattoo]

And even by today's standards those look like really solid tattoos for pre 1948

[irezumi]

I did the math- Kubrick was either 17 or 18 when he took that.

more of that from a link on the art thread

Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of 1940s New York - mashKULTURE

[Tommy]

[Tommy]

Tattoo Jock

[Tommy]

some old pics