Carte de visite photograph depicting a male sitter with pronounced multiple exposure effect, by Perkins of Vallejo, California, late 19th century.

The bust-length portrait shows the man in formal attire with a jacket, waistcoat, and bow tie, but the image is visibly multiply exposed and misregistered, creating overlapping facial features and repeated outlines of the head and shoulders. The effect produces a ghosted doubling across the face, with misaligned eyes, nose, and hair, likely the result of subject movement or a plate shift during exposure. The background remains plain, further emphasizing the distorted figure.

The mount reads “Perkins, Photo., No. 182 Georgia St., Vallejo.” The verso bears pencil notations including “CDV26-36,” “CM Cal. 83,” and “AX-22,” with no additional printed information.