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Tattoos PIX Magazine 1937-1938

by State Library of NSW

The first edition of Pix magazine was published on 29 January 1938. Initially a weekly publication it came out every Wednesday and was an immediate success. These photographs of Fred Harris working in his studio and Betty Broadbent the 'Tattooed Venus' were taken in late 1937 and early 1938.

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Woman with a dragon tattoo, Sydney, 17 December 1937
Tattooing, Australia, 25 December 1937
Tattoo designs, Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937
Tattooed woman, Australia, 25 December 1937
Tattooed man from the front, Australia, 25 December 1937
Tattooed woman, Australia, 25 December 1937
John Hennington, tattooed man, Australia, 25 December 1937
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 1938
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 1938
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 1938
Hammer and sickle, Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937, photographer Ray Olson
John Hennington being tattooed, Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937, photographer Ray Olson
Instruments, Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937, photographer Ray Olson
Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937, photographer Ray Olson
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 193
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 193
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 1938
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 193
Tattooed lady Betty Broadbent, 4 April 193
Tattooing a mans head with a butterfly, Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937, photographer Ray Olson
Tattooed man with bird, W. Silk of Paddington, Sydney, 24 April 1940
Outline of a tattoo of a woman's head being applied by Fred Harris, Sydney, 23 February 1939
Tattooed man 'Sailor Bill', Sydney, 1939