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100 years of tattoos book proves baddass inking is nothing new

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MANDATORY CREDIT: Laurence King/REX Shutterstock  Mandatory Credit: Photo by Laurence King/REX Shutterstock (4909116f)  Woman getting tattooed in late 1920s  "100 Years Of Tattoos" book - Jul 2015  FULL BODY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/qoke  A fascinating new book documents tattoo culture and its journey into the mainstream.  Author David McComb's '100 Years Of Tattoos' analyses the many cultures and sub-cultures associated with permanent ink.  Over the past century tattoo culture has emerged from the underground and hit the mainstream; from body art's early association with sailors, convicts and side-show acts to the current adoption of tattoo culture among celebrities, via the tattoo renaissance of the 1970s.
Looking good, lady (Picture: Laurence King/REX Shutterstock)

Sorry kids, but tattoos ain’t nothing new.

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