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-Do you remember
-!these anchor tattoos on Popeye

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-the Sailor Man? -!It turns out they reflect a deep
-history of tattoos

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-and sailors,
-Including a connection

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-to the most famous tattoo
-!artist to call Wisconsin home.

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-In the late 19th
-and early 20th century,

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-tattoos were much more common
-amongst sailors.

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-Historians
-believe they picked up

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-the cultural practice while
-traveling around the world.

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-Being a sailor
-was a lot of work,

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-but there could also be
-a lot of downtime.

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-!And one of the hobbies a sailor
-might pick up was tattooing.

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-!Some sailors would get tattoos
-of their ships.

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-!Others would get special designs
-for specific accomplishments

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-like crossing the Atlantic
-or sailing around the world.

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-They would also get tattoos

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-for good luck
-or to remind them of home.

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-Amund Dietzel, - "The Master of Milwaukee, 
-was a sailor

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-who learned tattooing
-while at sea.

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-After getting shipwrecked
-in Canada in 1907,

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-he made his way to Milwaukee
-!and eventually opened a tattoo

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-studio there. -Over the next few decades,
-!he tattooed thousands of people,

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-no doubt
-including plenty of anchors

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-like those seen
-on Popeye's bulging forearms.