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Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 89, number 3, spring 2006

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Title	Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 89, number 3, spring 2006
Article Title	Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 89, number 3, spring 2006
Language	English
Publisher	State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Series	Wisconsin Magazine of History ; v. 89, no. 3
Format-Digital	xml
Publisher-Electronic	Wisconsin Historical Society
Rights	© Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin)
Publication Date-Electronic	2007
ISSN	1943-7366
Identifier-Digital	vol89no030000
Description	This issue includes articles on the Woman’s Club of Madison, Ole Evinrude’s outboard motor, and tattooed lady Anna Gibbons.
Volume	089
Issue	3
Year	2005-2006

Title	28
Page Number	28
Article Title	A life of her own choosing: Anna Gibbons' fifty years as a tatooed lady
Author	Klem, Amelia
Page type	Article home
Format-Digital	jpeg
Publisher-Electronic	Wisconsin Historical Society
Rights	© Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin)
Publication Date-Electronic	2007
ISSN	1943-7366
Identifier-Digital	vol89no030030
Description	A Life of Her Own Choosing: Anna Gibbons’ Fifty Years as a Tattooed Lady: This article recounts the career of circus side-show performer Anna Mae Gibbons (nee Burlingston; 1893-1985). The article includes information about the history of tattooed performers, the evolution of tattooing, and the life of the Portage County native. After describing her entrance into the profession, the article discusses Gibbons’ career, which continued until 1981, just a few years prior to her death at aged 91. The article includes photographs of Gibbons and her contemporaries. (12 pages)
Volume	089
Issue	3
Year	2005-2006
State/Province	Wisconsin;
County	Portage County;
Decade	1890-1899; 1900-1909; 1910-1919; 1920-1929; 1930-1939; 1940-1949; 1950-1959; 1960-1969; 1970-1979; 1980-1989;
Personal Name	Gibbons, Anna Mae, 1893-1985;
Subject	Circus; Tatooing;
Full Text	201718_EP.qxd 2/3/06 7:14PM Page 2f Anna Gibbons' Fifty Years as a Tattooed Lady by Amelia Klem

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