Frank W. Liberty

Ed Liberty’s eldest son, Frank (1904–1956), was tattooing professionally by 1926. He opened his own shop in Scollay Square in 1931. A burly, cigar-chomping ex-wrestler who favored silk shirts, Frank tattooed on the Square until his death in 1956.

Frank sported peacock and parrot tattoos on his shoulders, the handiwork of his father, Ed Liberty.

Frank W. Liberty on the CBS Affiliate WEEI Radio Show We the People
Unidentified photographer
Boston, 1948
Image courtesy of Lillian Liberty Castell

Frank W. Liberty Tattooing
Unidentified photographer
14 Scollay Square, Boston 1951
Image courtesy of Lillian Liberty Castell