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With how faux pas tattoos still seem to be today, it's a miracle that anyone (especially women) could get away with showing off their ink.

However, we were able to collect quite a few fascinating and visually stunning examples of women who were rocking tattoos back in the late 1800s - early 1900s before tattoos were thought of as 'cool.'

We've collected photos showing just how much detail and artistry went into tattoos even for the 1900s.

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Iconic.

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Getting your man on your body, it's nothing new.

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Those sleeves though.

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Nothing wrong with a little subtlety.

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Getting ink done 1900s style.

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A work of art.

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Fully tatted legs, FTW!

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The spiderwebs are bada**.

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This detail is impressive to say the least.