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- Circus Performer Irene Woodward, circa 1885 - Irene Woodward, also known as "La Belle Irene," is pictured in this cabinet card. During Woodward's stage career, she billed herself as "The Original Tatooed Lady," appearing at Bowery district dime museums like Bunnell's, and went on tours of Europe. Woodward's tattoos were inked by tattoo pioneer Samuel O'Reilly and his apprentice, Charles Wagner.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Circus Performer Irene Woodward, circa 1885
Irene Woodward, also known as "La Belle Irene," is pictured in this cabinet card. During Woodward's stage career, she billed herself as "The Original Tatooed Lady," appearing at Bowery district dime museums like Bunnell's, and went on tours of Europe. Woodward's tattoos were inked by tattoo pioneer Samuel O'Reilly and his apprentice, Charles Wagner.