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Mechanic Tattooing by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

Mechanic Tattooing

Mechanic Tattooing

1870–1879

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
Dimensions: 25.1 x 20 cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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