Comment on Project Revives Nazi Atrocities in Striking ColorComments−mgkimsal8ywhat's the silver/metal thing on peoples' heads in the left side photo?−robteix8yAccording to one of the posts[0] on the photographer's website:The metal device visible in the left picture was part of a spinning chair. It held the head in the correct position during the photographing.[0] http://www.marinamaral.com/blog/2018/4/9/faces-of-auschwitz-...−cimmanom8yIt looks like just a peg in the wall where people were told to stand to center their head in front of the camera.−erikpukinskis8yI suspect it was used as a mark to help take measurements from the images.
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what's the silver/metal thing on peoples' heads in the left side photo?
According to one of the posts[0] on the photographer's website:
[0] http://www.marinamaral.com/blog/2018/4/9/faces-of-auschwitz-...
It looks like just a peg in the wall where people were told to stand to center their head in front of the camera.
I suspect it was used as a mark to help take measurements from the images.