Welcome To Fat Joe's Archive Of "Old Time" Tattoo Photos


Tattooed by "Sailer George" 1923 - Portland, Oregon.

Prof. J.F.Barber - Cincinnati, Ohio. Circa 1907

"Artoria" - Tattooed by husband Red Gibbons. Circa 1930s.

Labella Angora - German circus attraction. Circa 1920s.

New Zealand "Chieftian" - They still do this. Circa 1930s.

Tattooed "Snake Charmer" - India, Circa 1930s.

The "Great Omi" Circa 1920s. A true pioneer.

Bud Price tattoo G. Barnes. Circus 1928.

Bertie, Tattooed by Reb Gibbons, Circa 1910.

Tattooed by "Bert Grimm" St. Louis, MO. Circa 1930s.

European circus "sideshow". Circa 1920s.

New York City. Lou Mormon's shop. Circa 1920s.

The Great Omi.
Circa 1920s.

Japanese "Hand Poked" tattooing, Circa 1970s. Artist- Kazuo Oguri.
Maori tattooing. Circa 1930s. New Zealand.

Alice & Ralph Ashwell. Harrisburg, PA. Circa 1940s.

This is a great example of african tribal scarification,1950s native of Mozambique.

A very cool tattoosign from the Norman Rockwell collection.

Jack Wells opening his shop. Hopkinsville, Ky. Circa 1959.