Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins settled in Honolulu in the 1930s, where he opened two shops on Hotel and Smith streets. Tattoos were recognized as an art largely due to Collin’s work, which has been ...
U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Riveria displays a tattoo on his shoulder as he passes the time, waiting to leave Kuwait and head home after exiting from Iraq on December 9, 2011. (Joe Raedle/Getty ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — On a narrow street in Honolulu’s Chinatown is the birthplace of modern American tattooing. Old Ironside Tattoo, once the shop of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins, holds its ground as ...