Tattoo Collection

Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897
An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897

Boeing 767-3JHF(ER)(WL) G-DHLF (msn 37806, line number 981), of DHL Air, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 8 July 2012. Date: 2012

Sinbad The Sailor. Middlesbrough Date: 1970s

Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S
A battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897

Princess Waldemar of Denmark and her tattoo
Princess Waldemar of Denmark (1865 - 1909), formerly Princess Marie of Orleans, displaying a fine tattoo on her left arm which she had done while travelling in the Far East having " interesting

Maori Chieftain, New Zealand. Date: circa 1910s

Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America

Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, 1897
Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, displays his chest and forearms, which bear the name of his wife, Emma, and a forget-me-not motto, depicted on a scroll, held aloft by a maiden

Prince George having a tattoo, Japan 1881
" Everybody, it seemed, tattooed, whether belonging to the ward-room, gun-room, or lower deck, including, of course, both the Princes

Edinburgh Fireworks
An impressive fireworks display from Edinburgh Castle during the famous Edinburgh Tattoo

Japanese Tattoo C1900
A TATTOOED JAPANESE MAN Tattooing of this complex and highly-coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan

Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom in the navy. late 19th century

Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy
A tattoo artist, George Burchett, in his shop near Waterloo station working on the forearm of a soldier, while a lady who has just received a tattoo of her own, admires his handiwork

The Aldershot Tattoo - The Grand Finale! Date: 1939

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ambulance
Photograph: First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ambulance.One of seven photographs relating to the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), 1911-1918, and as depicted in the Bath Tattoo, July 1958. Date: 1911

British Aerospace Jetstream 41, of Eastern Airways. Date: circa 2011

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 3A XX752 - L
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A XX752 - L (msn S.49), of No.16 Squadron, at RAF Cottesmore for the Royal International Air Tattoo in July 2000. Date: 2000

The dangers of getting a personal tattoo
" First of All, Mary, theres something awful I must get off my chest." The dangers of getting a personal tattoo - A dapper gent has to admit to a previous romantic liason to his new young

Snake Tattoo
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929

Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan), depicted as headhunters and cannibals, 1820s. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Convair CV-240-27 N95 (msn 331, ex ET-29C 52-1092), of the Federal Aviation Administration flying unit, at the 1975 International Air Tattoo, RAF Greenham Common

Blackhawk at Fairford
Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk 88-26072 from A Coy, 7-227th Avn Bn, United States Army, at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 27 July 1993. Date: 1993

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

Britons, tattooed Caledonians and Queen Boudica
Ancient Briton with spear and shield, naked Caledonians with woad tattoos, and Queen Boudica with wooden chariot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Inuit or Eskimo bride on her wedding day. 1908

Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings

Jean Baptiste Capri, a French deserter who lived on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature, The South Sea Islands

Traditional dances of the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 19th century. Men with tattoos, wearing loincloths, dancing with sticks. Carolians on Guam at top

Naked tattooed man of Hawaii dancing with shield, 1778
Naked tattooed man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) dancing for Captain James Cook, 1778. He holds a feathered shield and has dogs teeth leggings tied at the knee

Australian aborigines with body painting and scarification. Woman Worogan from Sydney area, man with body painting Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, and head of man with moustache

Tattooed man of Halmahera, Maluku Islands
Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla, Abyssinia (Caucaso-Ethiop). Copied from an illustration in Henry Salts A Voyage to Abyssinia, 1814

Young woman of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Young woman of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). The tattoos on her face show that she has reached maturity and is a marriageable member of society

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Grumman - F7F-3P Tigercat G-RUMT (ex N7235C - 80425)
Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat G-RUMT (msn C.167) (ex BuAer No. 80425 - US civil registration N7235C) at RAF Fairford for a Royal International Air Tattoo air show

Canberra at Fairford
English Electric Canberra B.2 99+34 from WTD-61 at Manching, Bavaria, at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 27 July 1993. Date: 1993

B-52 at Greenham Common
Boeing B-52G Superfortress ?57-6484? from the 2nd BW United States Air Force - International Air Tattoo 1977, Greenham Common on 25 June 1977 Date: 1977

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S. 2B XX889 - T
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XX889 / T (msn B3-05-73), of the Blackburn Buccaneer Society, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 24 July 2003. Date: 2003

SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1A XZ357 - FK
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A XZ112357 / FK (msn S.113), of No.41 Squadron, at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 24 July 1993. Date: 1993

CASA C-295AEW EC-295 (msn P-001), at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 16 July 2011. Date: 2011

Yakovlev Yak-18T RA44506 Tiger Pat
Yakovlev Yak-18T RA-44506 Tiger Pat (msn 22202034139), at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 25 July 1999. Date: 1999

CASA C-101EB Aviojet. E. 25-62 - 2
Ejercito del Aire - CASA C-101EB Aviojet E..25-62 / 2 (msn EB01-26-026), of the Patrulla Aguila aerobatic display team, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 17 July 2007

CASA C-101EB Aviojet. E. 25-61 - 21-11
Ejercito del Aire - CASA C-101EB Aviojet E.25-61 / 21-11 (msn EB01-63-063), of the Patrulla Aguila aerobatic display team, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 17 July 2007

CASA C-101EB Aviojet. E. 25-55 - 44-05
Ejercito del Aire - CASA C-101EB Aviojet E.25-55 / 44-05 (msn EB01-55-57), of the Patrulla Aguila aerobatic display team, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 17 July 2007

General Atomics RQ-1 Predator 03-0118, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, in July 2007. Date: 2007

CASA C-101EB Aviojet E. 25-26 - 3
Ejercito del Aire - CASA C-101EB Aviojet E.25-26 / 3 (msn EB01-26-026), of the Patrulla Aguila aerobatic display team, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 17 July 2007

IAI Searcher 725
Israeli Defence Forces/Army - Israel Aircraft Industries Searcher I 725, at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo, on 26 July 1998

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