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Woman from 1907 (upload.wikimedia.org)

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[–][deleted] 74 points75 points ago

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Her name is Maude Stevens Wagner. Here's some info on her: http://blackwhiteandrouge.blogspot.com/2010/04/meet-mrs-wagner-tattooed-lady.html

[–]snakers 17 points18 points ago

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1907: circus performer

2012: typical art student

[–]sn3rge 10 points11 points ago

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pre 1900 : witch

[–]Beaupedia 2 points3 points ago

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This needs to be at the top of the thread. Thanks for the info!

[–]millej 25 points26 points ago

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r/gonewanton(NSFW subreddit) anyone?

[–]Kruse 6 points7 points ago

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Fappin' to the oldies.

[–]shitterplug 2 points3 points ago

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Whoa, I wish there were more of those...

[–]Axelrad 21 points22 points ago

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RESPECT. That's one hard woman.

[–]scnavi -4 points-3 points ago

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I agree, my grandparents STILL think I'm a whore because I have tattoos, even though I explain to them most people my age nowadays have at least one tattoo.

[–]oneiria 25 points26 points ago

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Actually most people don't. Many do, but most don't.

[–]scnavi 2 points3 points ago

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I guess it depends on the friends you keep, the only person my age I know that doesn't have at least one tattoo is my older sister, and that's because shes afraid to get one.

[–]salgat 4 points5 points ago

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The only person I know with a tattoo is my dad.

[–]THIS_POST_IS_FAKE 12 points13 points ago

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Tattoo here. I confirm not everyone has me.

[–]elegantchorus 1 point2 points ago

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Well that's fine for you, but the only tattoo I know is my dad.... /cry

[–]oneiria 1 point2 points ago

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That's all I was trying to say. I agree that it's much more socially acceptable than it used to be, and if you know a lot of people with tattoos, then it might seem like "everybody" has them. But the truth is that sentiment is a combination of the representativeness/availability heuristic and the fact that we tend to surround ourselves with like-minded people. So most people don't have them, even if it often seems like that's the case. And in most cases, getting one is relatively harmless and mostly socially acceptable.

[–]TheAughtSpectrum 1 point2 points ago

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My grandma said when she was a kid that people were dying their hair blue and wearing all kinds of crazy clothes. That was in the 40's.

[–]scnavi 1 point2 points ago

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I'm sure its possible, but my grandparents are strict STRICT Catholics, and whenever I mention anything about tattoos or dyed hair, crazy clothes, anything, I get "well, none of my FRIENDS grandchildren have tattoos or dye their hair" No Mimi, they probably do, they're just not honest enough to their grandparents to tell them.

[–]TheAughtSpectrum 1 point2 points ago

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Haha, some old people are just too old for their own good. What's funny is I always thought my grandma was very conservative. In fact, she's in, and always has been in a cult. It's called the Church of the First Born. Women aren't allowed to wear anything but dresses, they can't cut their hair, they can't wear makeup, they don't ever go to hospitals or use medicine, they're all basically batshit insane. But she's surprisingly open about a lot of things, and from what I've seen, very accepting. But at least your grandparents can rest well knowing that everyone who dyes their hair will burn in hell forever! /s

[–]scnavi 1 point2 points ago

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Right now in their minds I'm screwed. I have tattoos, I'm divorced (ex husband was abusive) and my current boyfriend and I are having our first child in August. They expected me to marry my boyfriend when I told them about the baby, it blew their minds when I told them I considered never getting married again, that it was a pointless legal doctrine that helps with your taxes, that's about it. I don't need a marriage to prove how much I love my boyfriend and my unborn child. But luckily they made me go through all my catholic crap, and I'm confirmed, so technically if I start to feel bad about it, I can just go confess my sins and I'm good.

[–]MidnightTurdBurglar 0 points1 point ago

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And tying onions to their belts. Don't forget the onions.

[–]TheAughtSpectrum 1 point2 points ago

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And sacking Rome, I think. Could be my other grandma who was a little older. Did your grandma know a Jebediah, by chance?

[–]maljazeera 43 points44 points ago

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The original Suicide Girl

[–]Autogrex 9 points10 points ago

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Something tells me she was a bit of a counter-culturalist.

[–]Pink401k 25 points26 points ago

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I see Daniel Radcliffe

[–]acg706[S] 56 points57 points ago

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I see an ancestor of Helena Bonham-Carter.

[–]wisewizard 6 points7 points ago

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preparing for the Tim Burton remake of Bedknobs and broomsticks.

[–]Krum84 7 points8 points ago

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Yer an ugly wizard Harry

[–]Cillex -2 points-1 points ago

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He got a few tattoos.

[–]crithosceleg 5 points6 points ago

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Someone should send this picture to the person who wrote this article.

[–]rocksolid142 13 points14 points ago

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Wow, she sounds like a high-maintenance bitch.

But doesn't look like one.

[–]GreenTeam 1 point2 points ago

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I hate when things on the Internet make me rage like this. That chick ain't turning any heads.

[–]istilldrinkpbr 2 points3 points ago

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That's why she is pissed off about tattoos and hot girls. She probably has the most bizarre secrets and fetishes too.

[–]istilldrinkpbr 3 points4 points ago

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This seems about right.

[–]koklo 4 points5 points ago

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dat resolution

[–]u8eR 38 points39 points ago

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http://i.imgur.com/s2KxP.jpg

[–]conanarama 11 points12 points ago

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I actually really like the style of her lion tattoo. Actually, all of them. I like the "primitive" look about them.

[–]Xoebe 5 points6 points ago

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The line work and style is consistent - before I knew it was her husband it was pretty clear it was the same artist.

There's a lot to be said for this kind of style - it lends itself to tattoing. The popular trend with photorealism and shading is incredible when it's done well, but more often than not, the shading is overdone and the tattoo looks unnecessarily muddy.

[–]floatablepie 5 points6 points ago

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Might have cost less than that at the time.

[–]MidnightTurdBurglar 2 points3 points ago

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I might have gotten a tattoo if it weren't for the fear that the tattoo I'd get would turn out like the $100 version instead of the $650 version.

[–]colinsteadman 1 point2 points ago

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Actually I like the third lion, that it is stylised.

[–]L1ttl3J1m 3 points4 points ago

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Lydia? Is that you?

[–]syncmaster1100p 3 points4 points ago

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She has eyes that men adore so, And a torso even more so.

[–]TheDroopy 1 point2 points ago

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I don't see Washington crossing the Delaware

[–]L1ttl3J1m 1 point2 points ago

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You need to pay a dime before she'll show you that.

[–]mikeliker 18 points19 points ago

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Before it was cool...

[–]NeverStopPosting 4 points5 points ago

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It's not cool anymore.

[–]JimmyJamesMac 4 points5 points ago

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Tattoos are SO OVER!

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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Anyone know who she is?

[–]Leo-D 4 points5 points ago

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At first I thought it was a fancy dress. Nope just fancy skin.

[–]Braindog 2 points3 points ago

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Carneys.

[–]ReallyCleverMoniker 2 points3 points ago

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Pretty fuckin hot.

[–]zurkyburky 2 points3 points ago

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Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia

[–]sdfilmguy 2 points3 points ago

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Big upvotes for this reference. Bravo!

[–]carolstream 3 points4 points ago

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TOTAL FUCKING BABE

[–]macogle 3 points4 points ago

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DTF, 1907 style.

[–]SmurferPenguin 5 points6 points ago

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i love her little eyebrow raise. sassy.

[–]billyup 4 points5 points ago

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$50 worth of tattoos. You get what you pay for: 1907 Edition.

[–]Taurox 1 point2 points ago

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Someone just watched the Ed Hardy documentary on Netflix.

[–]sonofgumbercules 1 point2 points ago

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i was kinda hoping to see THUG LIFE somewhere

[–]Acephalorrhac 1 point2 points ago

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What a badass.

[–]u8eR 1 point2 points ago

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I was a hipster before there were hipsters.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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The art of tattoo has come a long way.

Taken as a whole, and considering that it's 100+ years old....it's totally fucking badass.

Those old-style clothes would have covered all of that most of the time....she must've felt like superman or batman, just waiting to drop her disguise and go "Ta-Da! I'm da tattoo'd laaaaaaaaaaaddddddyyyy!"

[–]berriesthatburn 0 points1 point ago

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the practice of tattooing is thousands of years old, yo

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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what I meant was 'westerners having tattoos' since this lady is obviously not an aborigine or maori or any kind of tribal.

Her life story would be pretty interesting---coming from her lips, over a few pints of beer in some smokey gin joint. That would be an epic thing...those little bits of personal history are mostly gone these days.

[–]berriesthatburn 0 points1 point ago

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agreed

[–]CoolHandLuke98 1 point2 points ago

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How many of you looked, closed it, then went WAIT THOSE WERE TATTOOS NOT A SHIRT, and had to go look again?

[–]mattv1 1 point2 points ago

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Is that John Belushi?

[–]Drooperdoo 1 point2 points ago

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It's funny, looking back at these old pictures. Redditors are always stunned at how circus sideshow acts had people that we consider perfectly normal today: like the Amazing 300-lb Man. Morbid obesity was such an aberration that it rated a spot in a circus sideshow. Likewise with this tattooed lady.

Not to demean fat men or tattooed ladies, but it's interesting to see which trends are normalized and which aren't. I mean, is it ever going to be acceptable to be a bearded lady or a dog-faced boy?

[–]theboxingfox 1 point2 points ago

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This reminds me so much of Helena bonham Carter. I like how 1907 "freak" equates to 2000's celebrity

[–]Valintiin 1 point2 points ago

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Like a FUCKING boss. Lady, I salute you.

[–]NobodyLikesARat 1 point2 points ago

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1907: freak

2012: freak

[–]mp0295 1 point2 points ago

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She looks like Régine Chassagne from Arcade Fire to me

PIC

[–]sadsadsadist 4 points5 points ago

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You will take me to your treasure gypsy.

[–]forgotmypasscode 5 points6 points ago

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"Lydia oh Lydia that encyclopydia..."

[–]Howard_Beale 1 point2 points ago

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Lydia the taa-aaaaaattooed lady!

[–]ScotchMcBagpipe 2 points3 points ago

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F*ckin hipster.

[–]timmyeatworld 0 points1 point ago

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...Frank?

[–]uncletheo 0 points1 point ago

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"See mom she has tattoos and turned out ok"

[–]pinkdiamondring -5 points-4 points ago

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its a lace dress-top thingy.

[–]uncletheo 0 points1 point ago

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huh?

[–]pinkdiamondring -2 points-1 points ago

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you know-like an open lace,like at the end of your skirt for instance?

[–]uncletheo -1 points0 points ago

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not real tattoos?

[–]pinkdiamondring -1 points0 points ago

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Listen babay,look at her neck,see that rapped around thing that looks like a scarf?Its her color,which is sewn onto a open lase blouse,its that simple.

[–]Jessum 0 points1 point ago

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NO

[–]mlc2475 0 points1 point ago

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Apparently wearing a full "Where The Wild Things Are" tattoo...

[–]Luthos 0 points1 point ago

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I see the wicked witch from Wizard of Oz.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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1907 glamour shot

[–]duxenmx 0 points1 point ago

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classy

[–]oskarw85 0 points1 point ago

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Is it Jack from Mass Effect 2?

[–]Ante-lope 0 points1 point ago

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They had women back then???

[–]Bitrandombit 0 points1 point ago

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Great Grandmother her!

[–]Dick_Wrist_Watch 0 points1 point ago

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the size of the tattoo lines look painful

[–]liberatedpawn 0 points1 point ago

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This woman was definitely leading the protests for fair working rights.

[–]jambo2011 0 points1 point ago

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Those times' Suicide Babes.

[–]mangletron 0 points1 point ago

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Her eyebrows

[–]Brewe 0 points1 point ago

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Look everybody, it's Daniel Radcliffe's great grandmother.

[–]electroqueen 0 points1 point ago

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classy motherfucker.

[–]syncmaster1100p 0 points1 point ago

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Lydia the Tattooed Lady

[–]skarface6 0 points1 point ago

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Wait- we didn't invent tattoos in the '90s?

[–]brockvenom 0 points1 point ago

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Travis Barkers Great Grandma

[–]Magnificent_Zero 0 points1 point ago

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Fur between the breasts.

[–]HonJudgeFudge 0 points1 point ago

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She could pose as the front woman for a Cure coverband.

[–]KKKoolJew22 0 points1 point ago

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I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of her in her later years. I believe it would be quite interesting.

[–]bobaconstrictor 0 points1 point ago

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Alright, you always know that the tattooed ones like to have sex.

[–]prayers 0 points1 point ago

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Burn her! Burn her I say!

[–]tomparker 0 points1 point ago

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If I stare at that photo, I start to see tattoos...

[–]psilokan 0 points1 point ago

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I misread the title as "Wolfman from 1907" and was not impressed.

[–]sherlocktheholmes 0 points1 point ago

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I really wish we had a color image. Several decades too early, oh well.

[–]mattwb72 0 points1 point ago

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That eyebrow says "Absolutely zero fucks given about what you think of me."

[–]MidnightTurdBurglar 1 point2 points ago

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I think it says exactly the opposite. People who don't care aren't consciously concerned about what others are thinking. Some people however are actively anti-social and this woman probably is. That eyebrow is challenging people. It's the look of somebody after confrontation.

[–]mattwb72 -1 points0 points ago

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I didn’t automatically assume she was anti-social. I also don’t think the eyebrow is after a confrontation, but may be because she's had them in the past.

It's so interesting how people interpret the same appearance/gesture in completely opposite ways. I think it says way more about the observer and what life experiences he/she brings than it does about the observee. It really speaks to the "don’t judge a book..." adage. It's still fun to make up your own little story about her.

[–]Kruse 0 points1 point ago

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so brave

[–]Joke_Getter 0 points1 point ago

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So their heads WERE facing forwards in 1907. Another bet I lose. :(

[–]ChicagoRunner 0 points1 point ago

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She's ahead of her time.

[–]mellyjellybean 0 points1 point ago

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This is awesome. I honestly thought she was wearing a shirt before I realized those were tattoos. Way to stick it to the man, girl

[–]Pandalia 0 points1 point ago

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Balkan-Bellatrix!

[–]Noel_S_Jytemotiv 0 points1 point ago

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Suck it up Suicide Girls!

[–]minherva 0 points1 point ago

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Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia? Lydia the tattooed lady She has eyes that men adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclopedia Lydia, the queen of tattoo On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too And proudly above waves the red, white and blue You can learn a lot from Lydia

[–]hrmveryinteresting 0 points1 point ago

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Is that a court case on the left/her right arm? Something V. Stephens possibly? And then under the eagle... Cuba?..lol

[–]Dabao 0 points1 point ago

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Bet shes a barista.

[–]akgrzy 0 points1 point ago

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hipster before hipsters

[–]REEB 0 points1 point ago

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She looks pissed off

[–]imgur-mirror-bot 0 points1 point ago

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[–]arithmeticulous 0 points1 point ago

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Antique Hipster.

[–]colinsteadman 0 points1 point ago

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What a shame.

[–]Howard_Beale 0 points1 point ago

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On her back is the Battle of Waterloo. Beside it the wreck of the Hesperous, too. And proudly above waves the Red, White, and Blue.

[–]Sinkfist 0 points1 point ago

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Nope. More like hipster from 2007.

[–]MrDerpina 0 points1 point ago

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Daniel Radcliffe in drag.

[–]soarhigh 0 points1 point ago

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Can someone explain the amazing resolution of the picture, for that era it seems too high.

[–]joedelayheehoo 2 points3 points ago

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Easy- Big Camera! Known as large format. Each picture was recorded on a sheet of film that was at least 4 inches by 5 inches in size, maybe bigger. With a decent lens, a portrait photographer could easily get a picture that would be 20+ megapixel equivalent!

[–]Snapcrackleburp 0 points1 point ago

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Kids those days.

[–]bobcat_08 0 points1 point ago

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It's weird seeing the differences in facial expressions then and now. You can almost see the lack of shit to do written all over them. When tattoos aren't covering it up.

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I think that has more to do with how "rare" and expensive it was to get your photo taken back then. Since people didn't just load up 4 gigs of pictures of self-shots on to facebook every day, they had to do a SRS BIZNSS pose for that "maybe once a year" shot.

[–]sherlocktheholmes 2 points3 points ago

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Also explains why there are a lot of dead children pictures: if it's rare and expensive, you wait until a really important occasion. Also dead kids wouldn't squirm and mess up the shot.

[–]hotcod 0 points1 point ago

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Any one know who owns the image or if it's in commons?

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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You sure it isn't a man. Tight top to give illusion of breasts. Choker to hide the Adams apple. Tattoos. Male facial features.

[–]capnjack78 -1 points0 points ago

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Pfft! I'll bet she never had a job in her life!

[–]dorisfrench -1 points0 points ago

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And she was a circus freak. Now you see that in the grocery store.

[–]seaberry86 -1 points0 points ago

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Oooh---he looka like a man.

[–]cuccon -1 points0 points ago

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That's a man, baby. YEAH!

[–]MT_Flesch -2 points-1 points ago

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is that henna?

[–]CervantesD -2 points-1 points ago

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Swag

[–]zodar -2 points-1 points ago

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because why would anyone ever need a 401(k)

[–]CapnRon0915 -2 points-1 points ago

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Lady GaGa's Great-Grandmother?

[–]BiggyDiggs -2 points-1 points ago

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Circus freak

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[–]Cbracher 1 point2 points ago

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Nope.

[–]justguessmyusername -4 points-3 points ago

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I'd like to see the status of those tats today. Granny tats, eww!

[–]nopodcast 4 points5 points ago

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assuming she is 20 in the pic, she'd be 125 years old this year. i'd say those tats are long rotted.

[–]justguessmyusername -2 points-1 points ago

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You know they say about those who assume!

[–]nopodcast 1 point2 points ago

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ok, assuming she's about to be born in 1907 she'd still be 105 this year. still likely rotted.

[–]justguessmyusername 0 points1 point ago

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Well I'm an optimist.

[–]berriesthatburn 0 points1 point ago

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everyone knows when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of u and umption.

[–]LaszloB -1 points0 points ago

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And then there was punk!

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