Human Generated Data

Title

[Buildings and elevated train tracks, New York]

Date

1940s-1950s

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.1006.141

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Human Generated Data

Title

[Buildings and elevated train tracks, New York]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1940s-1950s

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.1006.141

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-25

Nature 100
Outdoors 100
Weather 100
City 99.9
Metropolis 99.9
Urban 99.9
Fog 99.9
Smog 99.8
Smoke 99.8
Architecture 99.3
Pollution 92.9
High Rise 56.6
Office Building 56.1
Neighborhood 55.2
Road 55

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-15

monochrome 98.6
street 98.3
window 97.3
city 97.3
building 96.2
light 95.9
architecture 95.7
urban 94
fog 93.8
no person 92.1
vintage 91.9
art 91.2
sepia 90.9
black and white 90.8
old 87.2
skyscraper 86.9
travel 86.6
downtown 84
train 83.9
sky 83.7

Imagga
created on 2019-02-03

architecture 54.2
city 45.8
step 37.3
skyscraper 33.8
urban 33.2
building 33.1
support 32.8
structure 31.7
street 26.7
buildings 25.5
device 25.3
column 22.7
travel 21.1
sky 21.1
exterior 20.3
cityscape 19.9
window 17.8
stone 17.7
town 17.6
old 17.4
modern 16.8
district 16.5
windows 15.4
skyline 15.2
obelisk 14.9
downtown 14.4
night 14.2
new 13.8
road 13.6
tower 13.4
construction 12.8
business 12.8
skyscrapers 12.7
office 12.4
center 11.7
financial 11.6
finance 11
tourism 10.7
bridge 10.5
high 10.4
tall 10.4
brick 10.4
corporate 10.3
barrier 10
light 9.4
historic 9.2
landmark 9
lamp 8.9
streets 8.9
facade 8.8
houses 8.7
dusk 8.6
glass 8.6
design 8.4
tourist 8.2
cars 7.8
scene 7.8
sunny 7.8
outdoor 7.7
traffic 7.6
house 7.6
dark 7.5
row 7.5
lights 7.4
business district 7.3
obstruction 7.3
wall 7.3
black 7.2
transportation 7.2
art 7.2

Microsoft
created on 2019-02-03

black and white 22.6
street 10.8
city 7.7
window 5.5
fog 5.5
monochrome 4.1

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Building

Clarifai

Window
Building

AWS Rekognition

Building 99.3%

Clarifai

Window 89.8%

Clarifai

Window 83.9%

Clarifai

Window 78.3%

Clarifai

Window 75.8%

Clarifai

Window 72.1%

Clarifai

Window 71.9%

Clarifai

Window 68.9%

Clarifai

Window 68.2%

Clarifai

Window 64.9%

Clarifai

Window 63.8%

Clarifai

Window 63.7%

Clarifai

Window 62.5%

Clarifai

Window 61.9%

Clarifai

Window 61.6%

Clarifai

Window 56.1%

Clarifai

Window 54%

Clarifai

Window 53.8%

Clarifai

Window 53%

Clarifai

Window 47.7%

Clarifai

Window 47.7%

Clarifai

Window 46.8%

Clarifai

Window 46.4%

Clarifai

Window 45.5%

Clarifai

Window 44.9%

Clarifai

Window 43.9%

Clarifai

Window 41%

Clarifai

Window 40.9%

Clarifai

Window 39.3%

Clarifai

Window 35.8%

Clarifai

Window 34.8%

Clarifai

Window 33.8%

Clarifai

Window 33.1%

Clarifai

Building 42.1%

Clarifai

Building 35.6%

Categories

Imagga
created on 2019-02-03

streetview architecture 97.8%
interior objects 1.2%

Captions

Salesforce

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-16

This image depicts an urban cityscape, likely from an earlier time period based on the architectural style and overall aesthetic. The foreground features elevated train tracks curving into the distance, suggesting the presence of a rail transit system. On the right side of the image, a tall building dominates the view with rectangular window patterns, while additional structures are visible further back. Smoke billows from chimneys or industrial buildings on the left, indicating industrial activity nearby. In the background, tall skyscrapers rise through haze or fog, adding a sense of depth and scale. The overall atmosphere appears muted and slightly obscured, perhaps due to pollution or atmospheric conditions.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-16

The image is a black and white photograph of an urban scene, likely taken in the early to mid-20th century. It features a view down elevated train tracks that curve to the left, leading into the distance between tall buildings. The buildings are densely packed and appear to be in an industrial or business district. The front building on the right side of the image has multiple floors with large windows. In the background, a large skyscraper is visible in the faint haze, contributing to the sense of a bustling city skyline. Two tall chimneys or smokestacks can be seen towards the left, releasing some smoke into the air. The image has a vintage, slightly blurred quality, typical of older photographic technology.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-15

The image appears to be a black and white photograph depicting a cityscape. The scene shows a view from a street level, with tall buildings and skyscrapers visible in the background. The foreground features a set of train tracks or rails, suggesting this is likely a view from an elevated train or railway. The overall atmosphere has a vintage, historic feel, with a slightly blurred and grainy quality to the image, characteristic of older photographic techniques.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-15

This appears to be a historical black and white photograph showing an elevated train track or railway line in what looks like a major city, likely Chicago given the architectural style. The image shows multiple train tracks curving through the urban landscape, with tall buildings on either side creating a canyon-like effect. On the right is a multi-story building with a grid of windows, typical of early 20th century commercial architecture. In the background, skyscrapers rise into a hazy or foggy sky, with what appears to be steam or smoke visible near one of the buildings. The photograph has the characteristic grainy, slightly blurred quality common to early urban photography, suggesting it was taken sometime in the early to mid-1900s.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-31

The image depicts a black and white photograph of a cityscape, featuring a train track running through the center of the scene. The train tracks are surrounded by tall buildings on either side, with the left side of the image showing a row of buildings and the right side showing a single building that appears to be much taller than the others.

In the background, there are several other buildings visible, including what appears to be a factory or industrial complex with smokestacks emitting smoke. The sky above is overcast, adding to the overall somber and industrial feel of the image.

Overall, the image captures a moment in time in an urban environment, highlighting the contrast between the natural world and the built environment.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-31

The image depicts a black and white photograph of a cityscape, with a train track running through the center. The track is surrounded by tall buildings on either side, with some of them appearing to be several stories high. In the background, there are more buildings and what appears to be a factory or industrial complex, with smoke rising from one of the chimneys.

The overall atmosphere of the image suggests a bustling urban environment, with the train track and surrounding buildings indicating a high level of activity and commerce. The presence of the factory or industrial complex in the background adds to the sense of industry and productivity, while the smoke rising from the chimney suggests a sense of energy and movement.

The use of black and white photography gives the image a timeless quality, making it difficult to determine exactly when it was taken. However, based on the style of the buildings and the presence of the train track, it is likely that the image was taken in the early 20th century, possibly during the 1920s or 1930s.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-05-30

A black-and-white photograph captures a cityscape with a railway track running through it. The image is framed, with a black border around it. The railway track is empty, with a few white lines indicating the tracks. The city has many buildings, including tall ones with many windows. Some of the buildings have smoke coming out of their chimneys. The city has a foggy atmosphere, with a gray sky.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-05-30

The black and white photo shows a view of a city with tall buildings and a train track. The train track has multiple tracks, and there are two trains on the tracks. The buildings are tall and have many windows. The building on the right has a balcony on the top floor. There is a smoke coming from the building on the left. The photo has a vintage filter.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-12

The image is a black and white photograph of a cityscape, featuring railway tracks in the foreground that curve into the distance. To the right of the tracks is a tall, narrow building with multiple rows of windows, typical of older urban architecture. Behind this building and further down the street, several other skyscrapers can be seen, their outlines somewhat obscured by what appears to be fog or haze. The tracks lead towards these taller buildings, creating a sense of depth and perspective in the scene. The overall impression is of an older industrial or commercial area, possibly in a major city during an era when railways were a dominant mode of transportation. The image has a grainy texture and a vintage feel.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-12

The image captures a vintage urban scene, likely from the early to mid-20th century, due to the architectural styles and photographic quality. The scene appears to be from an elevated perspective, possibly a train or a high-rise building, overlooking a city street with train tracks running along the bottom of the frame.

Here are some key features:

  • Buildings: The most prominent structure is a tall, multi-story building with a classic architectural design, probably an older commercial or office building. The building is positioned on the right side of the frame. In the background, other skyscrapers appear, adding depth to the scene.
  • Train Tracks: Running across the bottom of the image are multiple sets of parallel train tracks, curving into the distance. This suggests the area is a busy transportation hub.
  • Atmosphere: The image has a somewhat hazy, perhaps slightly overcast, atmosphere. This adds to the vintage feel and might indicate smog or weather conditions.
  • Composition: The composition uses lines (the tracks and building edges) to lead the viewer's eye into the scene. The overall impression is one of a bustling, established urban landscape.
  • Details: Some details, like steam rising from what looks like a train or some other source, give extra visual interest.

Overall, the image evokes a sense of history, and the industrial age, and is a well-composed street scene.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-08

The image is a black-and-white photograph depicting an urban scene with a focus on an elevated railway track. The railway track curves gently to the left, leading the viewer's eye into the distance. The tracks are supported by a series of steel beams and girders, typical of elevated railway infrastructure.

On either side of the tracks, there are multi-story buildings, likely commercial or residential, with numerous windows. The buildings have a somewhat aged appearance, suggesting they were constructed in an earlier era. The architecture is typical of early to mid-20th-century urban design.

In the background, there are taller buildings, including what appears to be a large industrial structure with tall smokestacks emitting smoke. The sky is overcast, contributing to a somewhat gloomy and atmospheric mood. The overall scene captures a moment in time in a bustling city, highlighting the interplay between transportation infrastructure and urban development.

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