-Do you remember -!these anchor tattoos on Popeye
-the Sailor Man? -!It turns out they reflect a deep -history of tattoos
-and sailors, -Including a connection
-to the most famous tattoo -!artist to call Wisconsin home.
-In the late 19th -and early 20th century,
-tattoos were much more common -amongst sailors.
-Historians -believe they picked up
-the cultural practice while -traveling around the world.
-Being a sailor -was a lot of work,
-but there could also be -a lot of downtime.
-!And one of the hobbies a sailor -might pick up was tattooing.
-!Some sailors would get tattoos -of their ships.
-!Others would get special designs -for specific accomplishments
-like crossing the Atlantic -or sailing around the world.
-They would also get tattoos
-for good luck -or to remind them of home.
-Amund Dietzel, - "The Master of Milwaukee, -was a sailor
-who learned tattooing -while at sea.
-After getting shipwrecked -in Canada in 1907,
-he made his way to Milwaukee -!and eventually opened a tattoo
-studio there. -Over the next few decades, -!he tattooed thousands of people,
-no doubt -including plenty of anchors
-like those seen -on Popeye's bulging forearms.