RPPC 1910-1920's Mirror Trick Photography Named "George Sebring" Novelty Photo

Description: RPPC 1910-1920's Mirror Trick Photography Named "George Sebring" Novelty Photo This vintage sepia photograph, measuring 5 1/2 x 3 1/2, depicts a man named George Sebring in a playful and unique pose. The photograph is a piece of history, produced in the 1920s in the United States. The image is in a landscape orientation and has a matte finish, with no framing. The photograph is an antique, classified as an RPPC format. It is not signed and is made on paper material. The subject is a portrait of a man, and the style is a combination of documentary, abstract, and photojournalism. The photograph features a mirror trick, which adds to its novelty. This piece would make a great addition to any collection and is a rare find. Trick Photography The use of mirrors to produce a photograph with five images of the sitter was originally published in Scientific American in the 1890s. It was reused in Encylopaedic Dictionary of Photography, 1896 and in Photographic Amusements. The sitter is photographed with two mirrors set at 75˚ producing 5 images. By exposing a person’s face from every angle, the photo-multigraph was touted as a system which would enable “us to see ourselves as others see us.” By the 1920s the photo-multigraph was a common novelty attraction at seaside, arcade, and boardwalk photo studios throughout America and Europe. As one author noted in 1931: “People on holiday will readily part with a dollar and a half or two dollars for a half dozen of these unusual five-in-one portraits.”The practice had all but vanished by the 1950s. What is left are thousands of multi-photographs commissioned by portrait-sitters long gone whose images continue to serve as objects of reflection.

Price: 45 USD

Location: La Grange, Texas

End Time: 2025-01-14T19:02:49.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD