The Newspaper Archive
The following newspaper articles have been reproduced from the digitized collections of the Cincinnati Enquirer, made available by the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. They cover topics related to tattooing published over the years. These materials are shared for educational, and research purposes only.
Local Cincinnati Enquirer Articles (1971 - 2008)
May 24, 1971
Lannis Harris’ Parlor on
10 E 12th Street
December 12, 1971
Interview with Carl “Jagger” Bleile (6 pages)
July 7, 1977
Tim McGuire Talks Tattoos, Photographed with Dana Brunson
May 4, 1983
Tattooed Where? What “Women-Folk” Are Getting Tattooed
March 3, 1987
Tattooists Stand Behind Customer Requests
January 16, 1990
Dana Brunson, Tim McGuire Interviewed About the Art
August 13, 1995
Everyday People, Local Shops (“15 Parlors are Listed in the Yellow Pages”)
August 30, 1995
Tattooing is Evolving into a Type of Fashion
April 29, 1996
Norwood Considers a Ban on Tattoo Parlors
June 4, 1996
Greg McDaniels, City of Norwood at Odds Over “Pimple Law”
August 10, 1997
Tattoo Shops Prepare for Tougher Law
February 26, 2004
Jason Brunson’s “Duckies O Doom” Art Exhibit
May 9, 2004
“Bee-listics Blood Money” Opens in Clifton Heights
April 3, 2005
Beelistic Tattoo & Piercing Deemed “The Nicest Shop”
July 16, 2008
Meet the Artists: The Local Scene (5 Pages)
Historical Cincinnati Enquirer Articles (1886 - 1915)
January 2, 1886
Woman Pays Sailor to Tattoo Her Cheeks Blushed
January 25, 1894
Ad for Tattoo Removal via Electrolysis
December 2, 1894
Portsmouth Man Travels the World Collecting Tattoos
January 23, 1897
Lady Performer Tattoos Da Vinci’s The Last Supper on Her Back
Sept 2, 1899
Tattoos Can Be Removed with Milk and Toothpicks
January 3, 1900
Creater of Electric Tattoo Machine Sued by Former Business Partner
April 12, 1902
Anonymous Artist Laments Declining Interest in Tattooing in USA
February 24, 1907
Police Hope John Doe Can Be Identified by Tattoos
March 7, 1908
Italian Police Proposes Government-Mandated Tattoo for Anarchists
June 11, 1910
Headshot and Brief Description of Indigenous Ainu Woman
October 23, 1915
Artist Describes Tattooing in Wake of WWI
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