Charles Eisenmann
Cabinet Card Portrait of George Karlavagn, the Tattooed Man, 1880s
Albumen print
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
With photographer's credit mount recto and subject's identification, in pencil, mount verso.
With photographer's credit mount recto and subject's identification, in pencil, mount verso.
George Karlavagn was one of the first attractions tattooed by Samuel O'Reilly with his newly invented electric tattoo machine. The photograph was taken by Charles Eisenmann, the great sideshow photographer.
George Karlavagn was one of the first attractions tattooed by Samuel O'Reilly with his newly invented electric tattoo machine. The photograph was taken by Charles Eisenmann, the great sideshow photographer.