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Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (view of timber company and other buildings on water in Maine)

Date

1941

People

Artist: O. B. Porter Studio, American active 1930s-1940s

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.10971

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (view of timber company and other buildings on water in Maine)

People

Artist: O. B. Porter Studio, American active 1930s-1940s

Date

1941

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.10971

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-02-05

Nature 99.5
Outdoors 97.7
Building 92.1
Weather 91.3
Countryside 76.1
Ground 74.3
Rural 62.4
Shelter 60.3
Tower 59.8
Architecture 59.8
Spire 58.7
Steeple 58.7
Housing 58
Hut 56.3

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-29

infrared 98.9
people 98.7
monochrome 97.9
street 96.1
art 95.8
no person 95.7
house 95.5
winter 95.2
building 94.8
abandoned 93.9
home 93.4
architecture 93.3
black and white 92.7
landscape 92.2
snow 92
light 90.4
town 89.2
city 87.9
storm 87.7
calamity 87

Imagga
created on 2022-02-05

landscape 40.2
sky 38.5
snow 32.8
clouds 27.1
weather 24.4
tree 23.3
sun 21.2
sunset 20.7
geological formation 20.3
park 19
scenery 19
trees 18.7
cliff 18.3
travel 17.6
forest 16.6
structure 16.2
mountain 15
scenic 14.9
rock 14.8
cloud 14.7
horizon 14.4
old 14
sand 13.5
fog 13.5
dark 13.4
sunrise 13.1
vacation 13.1
mountains 13
canyon 12.4
environment 12.4
outdoor 12.3
light 12
desert 12
outdoors 12
national 11.8
mist 11.6
summer 11.6
country 11.4
cloudy 11.3
scene 11.3
wall 11.2
natural 10.7
water 10.7
land 10.6
autumn 10.6
wilderness 10.5
crater 10.3
sea 10.2
countryside 10.1
field 10.1
color 10
morning 10
coast 9.9
ocean 9.8
fence 9.8
vista 9.7
black 9.6
dusk 9.5
cold 9.5
season 9.4
evening 9.4
barrier 9.3
atmosphere 9.3
beach 9.2
tourism 9.1
texture 9
river 8.9
negative 8.8
natural depression 8.8
dawn 8.7
dramatic 8.7
storm 8.7
grunge 8.5
orange 8.5
lake 8.3
silhouette 8.3
vintage 8.3
fall 8.2
rural 7.9
day 7.9
wild 7.9
southwest 7.8
erosion 7.8
building 7.8
wave 7.8
winter 7.7
hill 7.5
film 7.4
yellow 7.3
road 7.2
colorful 7.2
grass 7.1

Google
created on 2022-02-05

Microsoft
created on 2022-02-05

text 97.3
outdoor 93.9
black and white 90.2
old 87.6
fog 83.4
cloud 80.8
sky 80.4
black 75.7
snow 75.6
tree 56.4
landscape 55.2
vintage 40.7
farm building 26

Color Analysis

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-02-05

a vintage photo of an old building 75.4%
a vintage photo of a barn 75.3%
a vintage photo of a dirt field 75.2%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-02

a photograph of a train traveling down a track with a train coming down the tracks -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-20

The image shows a wide shot of a rural industrial landscape, reminiscent of an old black-and-white photograph. A factory or mill complex is nestled into the landscape, with a tall smokestack emitting a plume of smoke into the sky. A large stockpile of lumber or logs lies nearby, suggesting the industry is related to wood processing. The industrial area is flanked by trees, and in the foreground, a grassy field leads up to the industrial site. Overall, the image captures a moment in time, depicting the coexistence of nature and industry.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-20

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:
The image appears to be a negative of an old photograph, likely taken sometime in the early to mid-20th century. It depicts an industrial scene, probably a lumber mill or a similar type of factory, set in a natural landscape.

Key Elements:

  • Factory/Mill: The central focus is a complex of buildings, suggesting a lumber mill or similar industrial operation. There's a tall chimney emitting smoke, indicating active production. Piles of lumber are visible, hinting at the mill's purpose.
  • Landscape: The factory is nestled in a valley or a slightly elevated area. Trees surround the scene, suggesting a rural or semi-rural location. There's a stream or a pond running through the foreground, providing a water source or pathway for the industry.
  • Atmosphere: The negative presentation (black and white with inverted tones) creates a somber and somewhat stark atmosphere. The smoke from the chimney and the overcast sky add to the overall sense of the image.

Composition: The photograph is well-composed. The factory is in the mid-ground, the stream/pond in the foreground, and the trees providing framing around the edges of the image.

Historical Significance: The image likely documents a period of industrial growth and possibly the environmental impact of such operations. It is also a visual record of the architecture and landscape of that time.