1. Jessie Lycans
Partner Photo Analysis with Zachary Pauley
Who are the people in the photograph?
The people in this photo appear to be Nazi commanders and prisoners.
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
It appears to be a leader doing some kind of eye check on one of the prisoners.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
I think the photographer was conveying the treatment of concentration camp prisoners by the Nazi
soldiers during WWI.
Why is this photograph important to history?
Because it shows the inhuman treatment of the concentration camps towards prisoners.
What questions does this photograph raise?
What were the different health exams they performed on prisoners?
How did some of the prisoners feel about this?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
Eye exams on Nazi Prisoners during WWI
2. What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Researching the photo online or in a book and finding the information on it from the time period it’s
from.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
1- That the two commanders in the back seem like they don’t exactly do what they are told.
2- That the prisoners have their shirts off for the continuation of a health exam.
3- That the weather could have been hot due to the windows being open and the fan in the
picture.
