The flyer features a faded, black-and-white historical photograph of Charles Longfellow, a man with extensive tattoos across his chest and arms, wearing a hat and necklace. Large red and black text overlaid on the image reads "PRICKED & PAINTED: Tattooing in the 19th Century." The event details note it takes place Thursday, March 26 at 6 pm at the Longfellow House, 105 Brattle Street. Logos for History Cambridge and the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site appear at the bottom.
A headshot of Owen Payette McGarry, a man with a dark brown beard, short hair, and glasses, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He is dressed in a layered, scholarly style, including a brown tweed jacket over a patterned knit cardigan, a checkered shirt, and a green patterned tie. The background is a softly blurred room decorated with various framed pictures and a stained-glass lamp.
Join us Thursday, March 26, at 6 PM for a living history tattoo demonstration at the Longfellow House. Hand-poke artist Owen Payette McGarry shows us how 19th-century Cantabrigians really got inked!
📍 105 Brattle St, Cambridge
📅 March 26 | 6 PM
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