Amazing America: Tattoo artist calls the craft a sacred American pastime

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — For 250 years, America has been built on stories that connect us. A special connection that has stood as old as time; “tattoos” and the stories they tell. What became popular for sailors in the late 18th and 19th centuries has evolved globally.

In this week’s Amazing America, we focus on one tattoo artist that brings those same “Traditional” principles that have been around for centuries.

It wasn’t until the late 1800s, when the first tattoo shop was opened in New York but became more popular for soldiers during World War II. Today, tattoos carry different meanings…

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