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Charles Longfellow's Tatooed Front, c. 1885

Shirtless man showing large chest tattoo of Buddhist deity in a dragon's mouth.

Charles Longfellow stands against a painted backdrop displaying the tattoos on his chest and arms. On his chest and abdomen is an image of the Buddhist diety Kannon sitting in the mouth of a dragon. The artist's signature is at the lower right. On Longfellow's right shoulder are two crossed flags, possibly dating to his Civil War days. Below the flags is a Japanese woman holding an umbrella and beneath that are a dragonfly, part of a butterfly and possibly the edge of another insect. Two birds on a maple tree branch are on his left shoulder with the date October 15 written in Japanese. Below this is a serpent twisting around his forearm. (This was probably done in 1872 as it appears in photographs from that year.) Longfellow wears white trousers, a straw hat, a chain around his neck and a mask. Backdrop depicts a garden with ferns and trees.

Archives Number 1008.002/002.002-#143

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Charles Appleton Longfellow Photographs (1008.002), (LONG-Subcollection)
, Not in albums (1008.002/002), (LONG-SeriesName)
, Not East Asia (1008.002/002.002), (LONG-SubseriesName)

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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Code: LONG

Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938

NPS Museum Number Catalog : LONG 27888

Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers (1008)

Title: Finding Aid to the Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844-1893) Papers, 1842-1996 (bulk dates: 1862-1891)
URL: https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/historyculture/archives.htm#CAL

08/8/2018

01/01/1885 - 12/30/1885

Glass plate negative in Charles Appleton Longfellow Photograph Collection, Series 2. Photographs Not in Albums, B. Not East Asia. (1008.002/002.002-#143)

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