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Carolinian natives of the Marianas.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Tattooed natives of Tierra del Fuego, South America.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Burmese man with cheroot (cigar).. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828
Portraits of Five Maoris - New Zealand. The two male portraits (centre left and centre) show tattoo markings, or moko; all over the face; the four female portraits show how the women tattoo only
Grand military Tattoo at Windsor CastleQueen Victoria was 78 when she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, and although elderly in appearance with limited mobility, she attended and presided over large
Japanese man with tattooed back. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas TattooA young woman with dark hair having a tattoo put on her shoulder. It reads: Merry Xmas Bob from Annie. Date: early 1930s
Searchlight Drive - British Empire ExhibitionRoyal Horse Artillery - Searchlight Drive at Wembley Stadium - British Empire Exhibition, 1924 Date: 1924
The Tattoo, illustration by Gravenbroch. Watercolour. ITALY. Venice. Museo Correr
Maori Chief - New Zealand, with a spectacular tattoo on his face and wearing a smock made of tiny seashells. Date: 1904
Inhabitants of Tikopia, south west PacificNative inhabitants of the small island of Tikopia, in the south west Pacific Ocean, near the Santa Cruz and Solomon Islands. Date: 19th century
Artillery at TattooThe Royal Horse Artillery at the Searchlight Tattoo. Date: 1920s
Tattooing the EyebrowsThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the eyebrows with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929
Tattooing an ArmpitThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of armpits with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929
Tattooing an EyelidThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of eyelids with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929
Tattooing the LipsThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the lips with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929
Automaton from DresdenInterior of an early 19th century robot from Dresden, constructed in 1810 by an engineer called Kaufman. This mechancial trumpeter can blow the Saxon tattoo, and at the time of this photograph(1929)
Princess Elizabeth at the Aldershot TattooThe Duchess of York hands her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, a pair of binoculars at the Aldershot Tattoo. 1932
Princess Elizabeth greeted at the Aldershot TattooPrincess Elizabeth is seen being greeted on her arrival at the daylight rehearsal of the Aldershot Tattoo, at which 50, 000 school children were present. 1935
Changing of the Guard at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sand-filled mould - MetalworkingA factory worker slides a sand-filled mould into position beneath an industrial molten-metal dispensing machine. The man has a tattoo on his forearm which reads True = Love and Mam = Dad
The Torchlight Parade by C. E. TurnerThe famous Torchlight Parade revived at Aldershot Tattoo and performed by the 3rd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards and the 2nd Battalion of the Queens Regiment
Colombian Artillery - BogotaColombian horse-drawn Artillery - Bogota, Colombia
The Butterfly, by Bevan PetmanAn attractive young lady admiring a butterfly tattoo on her shoulder
Norman Mailer / MorganNORMAN MAILER American novelist
Aztec NativesAztec natives as the Spanish Conquistadors found them
MAORI KINGThe Maori King, Tawhiao, with an intricate tattoo design on his face
Mohave AmericansTwo warriors and a squaw of the Mohave people : all wear elaborate tattoos covering the greater part of their bodies