Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (exterior of El Rancho Motel)

Date

1950

People

Artist: Jack Rodden Studio, American 1914 - 2016

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.13685

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (exterior of El Rancho Motel)

People

Artist: Jack Rodden Studio, American 1914 - 2016

Date

1950

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.13685

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-02-04

Nature 98.3
Weather 85.4
Tarmac 84.6
Asphalt 84.6
Shelter 82
Countryside 82
Rural 82
Outdoors 82
Building 82
Road 74.5
Smoke 71.3
Tower 61.3
Architecture 61.3
Meal 59.2
Food 59.2
Ground 58.7
Spoke 56.6
Machine 56.6
Transportation 55.7
Vehicle 55.3

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-29

people 98.8
no person 97.7
vehicle 95.3
print 93.2
road 91.6
war 90.2
art 89.2
transportation system 88.5
military 88.4
grinder 88.3
group 85.9
landscape 85.5
monochrome 85
home 83.8
industry 82.9
light 82.3
street 81.6
building 80.1
cropland 79.8
adult 79.7

Imagga
created on 2022-02-04

expressway 71.9
landscape 38.7
sky 32.7
travel 25.4
wall 24.6
road 23.5
structure 23.1
cloud 22.4
summer 21.9
horizon 18
city 17.5
grass 17.4
water 17.4
highway 16.4
transportation 15.3
clouds 15.2
rural 15
outdoors 14.9
scenic 14.9
bridge 14.4
field 14.2
mountain 13.4
trees 13.4
sea 13.3
environment 13.2
scene 13
street 12.9
countryside 12.8
tourism 12.4
country 12.3
lake 11.9
architecture 11.7
forest 11.3
hill 11.2
mountains 11.1
land 11.1
billboard 10.9
coast 10.8
light 10
scenery 9.9
sunlight 9.8
plant 9.7
urban 9.6
drive 9.5
tree 9.2
transport 9.1
landmark 9
asphalt 8.8
signboard 8.8
day 8.6
sport 8.6
bay 8.5
coastline 8.5
cloudy 8.4
beach 8.4
outdoor 8.4
evening 8.4
football stadium 8.4
truck 8.4
sun 8.2
trailer truck 8.2
sunset 8.1
meadow 8.1
net 8
volleyball net 8
sand 7.9
route 7.8
nobody 7.8
hills 7.8
mist 7.7
fog 7.7
line 7.7
traffic 7.6
journey 7.5
ocean 7.5
way 7.5
building 7.5
park 7.4
suspension bridge 7.4
car 7.3
morning 7.2

Google
created on 2022-02-04

Microsoft
created on 2022-02-04

text 98.3
black and white 94.4
sky 76.1
black 73
monochrome 71.7
white 62.8

Color Analysis

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-02-04

an old photo of a train 49.5%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-04

a photograph of a black and white photo of a baseball field -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-03

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a black and white, slightly grainy photograph. It appears to be an older print, possibly a negative or a scan of a negative, given the speckled texture and the edge characteristics. The scene depicts a roadside scene, likely in the American Southwest.

Foreground:

  • The foreground shows a flat, dry, and somewhat barren landscape with sparse vegetation.
  • There are visible tire tracks or paths etched across the ground, suggesting this is a roadside location with a lack of pavement.

Midground:

  • The midground features a row of structures, probably a motel or a collection of businesses, along a road.
  • The most prominent structures are marked with neon signs.
  • The first sign reads "Cecil's EL RANCHO COFFEE SHOP".
  • Further along the row, another sign indicates "EL RANCHO MOTEL."

Background:

  • The background is dominated by a dark sky.
  • The sky is dotted with what appear to be imperfections, likely related to the photographic process.

Overall Atmosphere:

The image has a somewhat desolate and nostalgic atmosphere. It evokes a sense of a past era of roadside travel, especially in the southwestern United States. The neon signs and the motel layout are typical of the architecture of mid-20th-century roadside culture. The quality of the image gives a sense of a snapshot in time, like something captured in a forgotten photo album.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-03

The black and white image depicts a vintage roadside scene at night, featuring neon signs of "Cecil's EL RANCHO COFFEE SHOP" and "El Rancho MOTEL." The motel units extend to the right, with a road or path leading away from the viewer into the scene. The sky appears dark, possibly indicating nighttime, and the overall composition is somewhat grainy, suggesting an older photograph. The edges of the image show the film's border, adding to its vintage feel.

Text analysis

Amazon

MOTEL
EL
RANCHO
COFFEE
E
Cecil's
SKOP
E Raitche
COPHER SKOP
ELBANGRO COFFEE
COPHER
Raitche
EXCH
ELBANGRO
H

Google

Creit's FANGUO COPFEE SKOP E Baincho 411 EL ANCO MOTEL
Creit's
FANGUO
COPFEE
SKOP
E
Baincho
411
EL
ANCO
MOTEL