Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (family posed in various military posts for Christmas card)

Date

c. 1945

People

Artist: Joseph Janney Steinmetz, American 1905 - 1985

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.7293

Copyright

© Estate of Joseph Janney Steinmetz

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (family posed in various military posts for Christmas card)

People

Artist: Joseph Janney Steinmetz, American 1905 - 1985

Date

c. 1945

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.7293

Copyright

© Estate of Joseph Janney Steinmetz

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-15

Person 99.5
Human 99.5
Person 99.3
Person 98.8
Person 98.3
Wheel 97.4
Machine 97.4
Person 94.1
Duel 90.8
Outdoors 87.5
Person 87.5
Land 74
Nature 74
Agriculture 69.9
Field 69.9
Countryside 69.9
Photography 62.9
Photo 62.9
Art 60.9
Text 60

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

people 99.9
adult 97.8
vehicle 96.2
group together 95.9
man 95.5
group 94.3
many 92
transportation system 91.1
war 90.1
woman 88.7
monochrome 88.5
crowd 85.4
military 84.3
recreation 83.1
administration 82.1
cavalry 82
child 80.1
several 80
sitting 79.3
leader 79

Imagga
created on 2022-01-15

wind instrument 40.9
brass 40.1
musical instrument 35.7
trombone 29.1
man 26.2
male 19.8
outdoors 18.8
people 17.8
person 15.8
sax 15.3
field 15
grass 15
outdoor 14.5
sport 14.3
device 14.1
silhouette 13.2
sky 12.7
black 12.6
adult 11.8
park 11.5
businessman 11.5
happy 10.6
active 10.5
couple 10.4
bugle 10.3
men 10.3
summer 10.3
volleyball net 10
sunset 9.9
game 9.8
old 9.7
landscape 9.7
together 9.6
net 9.6
boy 9.6
accordion 9.5
lifestyle 9.4
friends 9.4
equipment 9.3
relax 9.3
leisure 9.1
business 9.1
copy space 9
team 9
success 8.8
wheeled vehicle 8.6
tree 8.5
free 8.4
chair 8.3
holding 8.2
freedom 8.2
environment 8.2
skateboard 8.2
suit 8.1
working 7.9
day 7.8
happiness 7.8
play 7.7
keyboard instrument 7.7
grunge 7.7
two 7.6
joy 7.5
dark 7.5
vacation 7.4
ecology 7.3
teenager 7.3
child 7.2
meadow 7.2
mountain 7.1
work 7.1
country 7

Google
created on 2022-01-15

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-15

text 99
grass 97.1
black and white 95.8
outdoor 88.5
person 87.7
monochrome 67
man 63.7
grave 54.2

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

Google

AWS Rekognition

Age 50-58
Gender Male, 68.6%
Happy 77.7%
Calm 16.8%
Confused 1.7%
Surprised 1.4%
Sad 1.1%
Disgusted 0.5%
Angry 0.5%
Fear 0.3%

AWS Rekognition

Age 37-45
Gender Female, 64.7%
Happy 98.3%
Surprised 0.7%
Confused 0.3%
Calm 0.2%
Sad 0.2%
Disgusted 0.1%
Fear 0.1%
Angry 0.1%

AWS Rekognition

Age 39-47
Gender Female, 82.2%
Happy 89.2%
Calm 5.7%
Surprised 1.4%
Angry 1.4%
Disgusted 0.9%
Confused 0.8%
Fear 0.4%
Sad 0.3%

AWS Rekognition

Age 31-41
Gender Male, 99.1%
Sad 85.2%
Happy 5.5%
Calm 3.4%
Fear 1.8%
Confused 1.3%
Disgusted 1.2%
Surprised 0.9%
Angry 0.7%

Google Vision

Surprise Very unlikely
Anger Very unlikely
Sorrow Very unlikely
Joy Very unlikely
Headwear Possible
Blurred Very unlikely

Google Vision

Surprise Very unlikely
Anger Very unlikely
Sorrow Very unlikely
Joy Very unlikely
Headwear Possible
Blurred Very unlikely

Google Vision

Surprise Very unlikely
Anger Very unlikely
Sorrow Very unlikely
Joy Very unlikely
Headwear Unlikely
Blurred Very unlikely

Google Vision

Surprise Very unlikely
Anger Very unlikely
Sorrow Very unlikely
Joy Very unlikely
Headwear Very unlikely
Blurred Very unlikely

Google Vision

Surprise Very unlikely
Anger Very unlikely
Sorrow Very unlikely
Joy Very unlikely
Headwear Unlikely
Blurred Very unlikely

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Wheel
Person 99.5%
Person 99.3%
Person 98.8%
Person 98.3%
Person 94.1%
Person 87.5%
Wheel 97.4%

Categories

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-20

a photograph of a group of people in a wagon with a dog -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-18

Here is a description of the image:

This is a black and white photographic negative showing people and contraptions meant to imitate military equipment. The image is outdoors, and in the background are thin trees and part of a building.

In the front row, left to right, is an adult standing, dressed like a military officer, and saluting. Next to him is a person dressed in black with their hand on a toy vehicle with a dog in it. A sign in front of the toy reads "Commanding Officer". Next to it is a wagon with a sign that says "Supply Train". A person is sitting on top of a small tractor and there is a sign near the tractor that says "Tank". The second row has a person standing behind a small tractor with a sign saying "Mobile Artillery". And to the right of that a person is standing behind a baby carriage that appears to be modified to look like a cannon on wheels and a sign in the carriage that reads "Ambulance".

The text "20759" is written at the top and bottom of the image.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-18

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a black and white, negative photographic print. It appears to be an organized, humorous photograph of people dressed in various roles, possibly enacting a playful military scene.

Key Elements and Composition:

  • The "Players": There are a few people depicted in the image.

    • One in the left corner saluting and wearing a military cap.
    • Another in a formal attire carrying what appears to be a pen.
    • One in a striped t-shirt with his hands on his waist.
    • The last two are standing with the cannon cart.
  • The "Vehicles" and Equipment:

    • A toy car, with a sign reading "Commanding Officer."
    • A wagon pulled by a dog, with a sign reading "Supply Train".
    • A tractor, with a sign reading "Tank."
    • A "Mobile Artillery" cart, with a sign reading "Ambulance."
  • Setting: The background is a natural setting, likely outdoors, with a backdrop of trees and vegetation. There's a bit of what appears to be a building on the right side.

  • Overall arrangement: The people and their "vehicles" are arranged in a line or formation, suggesting a posed scene or reenactment.

Interpretation/Possible Context:

Given the signs and costumes, it seems that the image captures a lighthearted, perhaps staged, performance or play. It may have been created to depict a humorous military theme. The negative image adds a vintage aesthetic.

Text analysis

Amazon

COMMANDING
TANK
OFFICER
AMBULANCE
TRAIN
ARTILLER
20759.
SUPPLY
HEAVY
MUSICA

Google

20759. ARTILLE AMBULANG SUPPLY TRAIN TANK COMMANDING OFFICER 20759.
20759.
ARTILLE
AMBULANG
SUPPLY
TRAIN
TANK
COMMANDING
OFFICER