“Sailor” Carl Lindquist

“Sailor” Carl Lindquist
Previously owned by Edward W. Liberty
Unidentified photographer
Portland, Oregon, c. 1923
Enlargement of a real photo postcard
Collection of Jared Hook

Carl Lindquist’s tattoos were the work of West Coast tattoo artists George Fosdick and Bert Grimm. Colorful photo enlargements like this were popular decor in tattoo shops of the period. This particular example was discovered backing a framed sheet of tattoo flash.