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A curious application of the laws of reflection to photography has been made by a photographer of Atlantic City, N. J., Mr. Shaw, who produces a photograph at a single exposure which gives five different images of the same person in different positions. This is accomplished by placing the sitter between two mirrors placed at an angle of forty-five degrees to each other. The double reflection between these mirrors produces four images of the person placed in front of them, the principle being the same as that of the ordinary kaleidoscope. The original face is made in profile and the reflections give the full face, opposite profile, and two rear views. The result is curious and interesting, and, it has been suggested, would be useful in identifying criminals, and an improvement upon the single photographs which now make up that classic collection known as the "Rogues’ Gallery."