OOakland, California has a long history of tattooing dating back to the Gold Rush days in the 1840s. Oakland, a port city in Northern California, has been the home to military bases and many a tattooer has flocked to this area to make their fortune.
Following is a short list of tattooers that have made their name in this City by the Bay.
Carroll, Prof.
#913 Broadway
Farrell, Red
#460 Twelfth St.
Jacobs, Kenneth (Oakland Jake)
#1100 Franklin St.
#1124 Franklin St.
#405 Eleventh St.
#432 1/2 Eleventh St.
#385 Twelfth St.
Jones, Davy (Doc)
#461 Tenth St.
#460 Twelfth St.
#1124 Franklin St.
#1019 Broadway
Kaufman, Ralph (Duke)
#1958 San Pablo Ave.
#432 1/2 Eleventh St.
#470 Twelfth St.
#1105 Franklin St.
Libarry, Andy & Bobbie (Long Andy)
#432 1/2 Eleventh St.
Lieber, Joe (Brooklyn Joe)
#461 Tenth St.
#1012 Broadway
#1019 Broadway
Mc Keever, L.L.
#381 Twelfth St.
Morgan, Louis
#472 Seventh St.
Pelz, Max
#443 Tenth St.
Rowe, Tex
Location unknown
Sailor Bill
#1117 Franklin St.
Smith, S. E.
#461 Tenth St.
Sparrow, Phil
#1727 San Pablo Ave.
Steele, Marshall
#1105 Franklin St.
#1117 Franklin St.
Steiner, Ray
#1105 Franklin St.
Stevens, L.V.
#439 Twelfth St.
Tattoo Gene
#1012 Broadway
Thornton, Fred
#1958 San Pablo Ave.
Tuttle, Lyle
#1958 San Pablo Ave.
#460 Twelfth St.
Walker, Tim (Sailor Tim)
#1121 Franklin St.
#1124 Franklin St.
Ward, Shorty
#1958 San Pablo Ave.
Woronuk, Doc
#1012 Broadway
Originally published by the Tattoo Archive © 2002
Updated 2017