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Also known as American Traditional, or just Traditional, this is a style that reaches back into the days of voyage for America. It is very simple and uses simple color schemes. Usually black, green, blue, red, and yellow.
It's roots are tied heavily into the US Navy since much of tattooing in the USA started with sailors and Marines. This eventually bled out into the sideshows and circuses of the 20's, and then into everyday America by the 60's and 70's. C.W. Eldridge has created a great site for the history of tattooing called The Tattoo Archive, check it out if you get the time. It is also home to the Paul Rogers Tattoo Research Center (PRTRC), this is a great organization dedicated to the research and preservation of tattoo history. Please donate if you can spare the dough. Here's some research from Jay and Ray if you would like a more in depth look at the history and symbols of Traditional Tattoos.
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