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America's First Tatooed Lady by Trav S.D.

Norah Hildebrandt (1857-1893) was the daughter of America’s first tattoo artist, German-born Martin Hildebrandt. When he didn’t have soldiers and sailors to work on, he would decorate his daughter. By 1882, she was almost filled in, with a reported 365 tats covering her body, and she began to exhibit herself at Bunnell’s Museum. During the [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:12AM on February 21, 2013

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