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QUESTION: Why the word "tattoo"? What does this image have to do with tattoos?
NYPL Image Archive Free and Online
Through the NYT, I find that the New York Public Library has made hundreds of thousands of images in its archival book collection freely available over the internet. I did a search for "India" and found this image, titled "Tattoo of the Sikhs at Fort Lister." These are Sikh soldiers stationed in Malawi in the late 19th century:
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QUESTION: Why the word "tattoo"? What does this image have to do with tattoos?
(Click on it to see the original context.)
QUESTION: Why the word "tattoo"? What does this image have to do with tattoos?