Comments on: Tats & RingsMiami Beach, Florida, 1955

By: iris

iris — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:18:40 +0000

man it must of been a lot of pain this guy went through i mean i want to a tats but not my whole body and his nipple rings this guys crazy

By: Gary Cliser

Gary Cliser — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:55:30 +0000

Rings and Tats? This guy was definately ahead of his time… This is a normal sight now…
gee, is that good?

By: Mr. B

Mr. B — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:17:15 +0000

This guy looks like those rings in a sporthall. very very öööörrrrhh

By: Andy*

Andy* — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:12:29 +0000

This group is hilarious. I tend to agree with Patrick. Maybe he has some long word tattooed that few have ever seen completely spelled out…

By: Jul

Jul — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:28:03 +0000

Hmmm, must be a myth that your rings and swimsuit belt must match. Take THAT, Emily Post!

By: Cinka

Cinka — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:08:56 +0000

Wow! I knew people were getting tattoos in the 50’s, but had no idea people were doing head-to-toe work back then! Amazing! Another slice of hidden life, brought to us by Charles.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:12:28 +0000

This dude is way ahead of his time. He didn’t follow trends. He MADE them! I dare anyone to wear the nipple rings he wears.
It’s just too bad he probably didn’t live to see people following his vision.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:23:45 +0000

One can only imagine what tatts he has underneath the swimsuit!

By: terry wilson

terry wilson — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:20:48 +0000

From your collection, do you find differences from suburban images, middle American, or city slickers? The man with the tatoos is something one could definately find in the suburban America of those days. I do not know enough about rural America.

It’s good to see the color variety of an era often regarded as dull black and white

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:27:56 +0000

Well I guess it shows that Miami Beach hasn’t changed that much!