Real photo postcard of “Astoria” credited on the image as “Tattooed by Chas. W. Gibson.” Anna Mae Burlingston aka“Astoria” Gibbons took the stage name Artoria Gibbons after marrying tattooist Charles “Red” Gibbons. She worked for decades as a tattooed‑lady attraction with shows including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Hagenbeck–Wallace, and various carnival sideshows. Divided back postcard format with a printed identifier line on the reverse.


This portrait is a close profile view that frames Astoria from the shoulders up, with her face in sharp side silhouette. Her hair is styled in a short bob with a narrow headband, and a strand necklace is visible at the neck. The tattoo design of the Last Supper runs across the upper back in a broad frieze, with a central panel of figures at a table and patterned borders above and below. The top of the tattoo includes small stars and a radiating motif near the shoulder line. The tonal studio lighting creates a smooth gradient behind her, while the tattoo ink reads clearly against the skin. The reverse carries a handwritten date and “Ringling Bros” note, plus the printed line “COLBXZ 1/15/06 V1. Adv.” as part of the card’s back printing.


The front bears the printed text: Astoria; Tattooed by Chas. W. Gibson; [lower edge] Photo Auto by Rano. The reverse reads: [printed line at bottom] COLBXZ 1/15/06 V1. Adv.. Handwritten inscriptions read: May 10,21; Ringling Bros; J B + B..