Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: mirror photography

Printed on the back of this unused real photo postcard: "Atlantic City Souvenir. Myers-Cope Co., 1635 & 1521 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J." On the other side of the card is an Azo stamp box (squares in each of the four corners) that suggests a date sometime in the 1920s, 1930s, or 1940s. The little girl in this mirror photo (or "photo-multigraph") is posing with her right hand against one of the mirrors, which makes it look like she's holding hands with her other multiple selves. The real girl, of course, is facing away from the camera, and the remaining four images are mirror reflections. For another photo with a similar subject, see Mirror Photograph of Girl with Bow, Pittsburgh, Pa. For more examples, see my album of Mirror Photos .

A Spanish real photo postcard showing a mirror photo of a little girl standing on a chair. It's dated 1919 on the other side. For more like this, see my Mirror Photos album.

A multigraph or mirror photo for the theme of photographic tricks and amusements during the free-for-all week of Wild Card Month in the Vintage Photos Theme Park. Initials at lower right-hand corner: "F.W.H." Handwritten name on the other side of this real photo postcard: "Fred W. Hopping" (or possibly "Happing"). Printed on the other side: "Broadway Photo Shop, 1593, B'way, N.Y." The AZO stamp box on the back suggests a date possibly as early as 1904-1918. The same stamp box style also appears on the back of another real photo postcard of Fred W. Hopping that shows him in a triple exposure . For additional examples of photos featuring five fellows or females, see my album of Mirror Photos .

An unused real photo postcard. There's no handwritten message on the other side, and there's no indication of a photo studio. For more trick photos like this, see my Mirror Photos album.

Printed on the back: "The Dittrich Studio, 1107 Boardwalk, Atlantic City." For more like this, see my Mirror Photos album.

For additional information about the "multigraph" image on this real photo postcard, see the cropped version :

Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "Marlborough Photo Shop, 1355 Broadway, New York. Order ________. Negatives preserved for future orders. Cabinet photographs or life size portraits can be made from this plate." Handwritten message on the back (no address, stamp, or postmark): "Dear Sister, I forgot to enclose this when I wrote so will send it now. It don't look much like me but the idea is quite good. Edna." For information on the history and technique of this type of mirror photograph, or multigraph, see the report on Irwin Reichstein's presentation about The Multigraph , or read Reichstein's article, A Multigraph from Montreal (in PDF format), which appeared in Photographic Canadiana , vol. 33, no. 1 (May-June 2007), pp. 12-17. You may also want to take a look at Heinz-Werner Lawo's impressive compilation of mirror photos on his Uneinsamkeiten / Unsolitudes: Fivefold-Portraits - Photo-Multigraphs - Multiple Photos blog. See also the full version of this real photo postcard:

Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "White Way Photo Studio, 1341 Broadway, New York City." For additional examples of this type of trick photo, which uses mirrors to create its illusion and is sometimes called a multigraph , see my Mirror Photos album.

A moustache photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park. For another interesting moustache photo, see Women in Disguise . Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "White Way Photo Studio, 1341 Broadway, New York City." This type of trick photo, which is sometimes called a multigraph , used mirrors to make it look like a set of quintuplets was seated around a table. For additional examples, see my Mirror Photos album. For information regarding the history of this kind of photo, see Irwin Reichstein's Web page on The Multigraph or take a look at a PDF version of his article, " A Multigraph from Montreal ," which appeared in Photographic Canadiana , vol. 33, no. 1 (May-June 2007), pp. 12-17.

Printed on the back of this postcard: "White Way Photo Studio, 1341 Broadway, New York City."

Printed on back of the back of this real photo postcard: "Penn Park Studio, 25-29 W. College Ave., York, PA. Hanover Studio, 12 York St., Hanover, PA."

Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "Modern Photo Studio, 451 Sixth Ave., N.Y. City."

Printed on back of this real photo postcard: "Myers Cope Co., 1521 & 1635 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J." Handwritten on back: "Aunt Sara Gongaware."

Printed on back of this real photo postcard: "Atlantic City Souvenir. Myers Cope Co., 1635 & 1521 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J."

Printed on back of postcard: "G. Dobkins Studio, 1605 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J."

Handwritten on back: "Mother's friend." The photographer's name was not printed on this postcard.

Handwritten on the back of this real photo postcard: "B. F. Brannan, age 35 yrs. Taken April 16, 1916, in L.A., Calif. Left Downey, Calif., April 24, 1916, at 4:45 p.m."

Printed on the back of this real photo postcard: "Shapiro Multigraph, 302 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa."