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Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Des Moines marching band, group portrait)

Date

c. 1940

People

Artist: John Deusing, American active 1940s

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.1719

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Des Moines marching band, group portrait)

People

Artist: John Deusing, American active 1940s

Date

c. 1940

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, American Professional Photographers Collection, 4.2002.1719

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2021-12-14

Person 99.1
Human 99.1
Person 96.3
Person 93
Person 92.4
Person 89.1
Person 87.2
Art 85.9
People 82.6
Person 80.1
Person 77.7
Person 76.4
Person 73.9
Mansion 72.8
Building 72.8
Housing 72.8
House 72.8
Crowd 72.6
Clothing 72.4
Apparel 72.4
Painting 65.1
Monastery 63.1
Architecture 63.1
Person 62.8
Person 61
Drawing 60.2
Palace 58.8
Crypt 58
Military Uniform 57.4
Military 57.4
Pedestrian 57.3
Person 49.9
Person 45.8
Person 45.8
Person 45.4

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-15

people 99.9
many 99.7
group 98.2
group together 95.6
adult 95.1
child 94.7
man 94.1
military 93.6
uniform 92.4
wear 88.7
crowd 88.6
soldier 88.5
retro 86.8
boy 86.3
war 82.7
position 82.5
education 81.4
woman 80.2
school 78.5
music 78.5

Imagga
created on 2021-12-14

structure 22.2
travel 15.5
menorah 15.3
building 14.1
architecture 14
old 13.9
crowd 13.4
landscape 13.4
black 12.6
tourism 11.5
candelabrum 11.4
art 11.3
group 11.3
ancient 11.2
city 10.8
seller 10.7
people 10.6
scenic 10.5
stone 10.1
wall 10
texture 9.7
candlestick 9.7
decoration 9.5
grunge 9.4
baluster 9.4
pawn 9.2
wood 9.2
business 9.1
silhouette 9.1
park 9.1
landmark 9
vintage 8.9
private 8.8
antique 8.7
rock 8.7
scene 8.6
men 8.6
design 8.4
outdoor 8.4
shop 8.3
pattern 8.2
national 8.2
scenery 8.1
history 8
memorial 7.9
urban 7.9
winter 7.7
monument 7.5
material 7.1

Google
created on 2021-12-14

Microsoft
created on 2021-12-14

text 99.5
old 91.3
black 83.5
drawing 68.4
white 67.9
people 58.9
group 58.7
posing 35.8

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

Google

AWS Rekognition

Age 24-38
Gender Male, 88.7%
Calm 63%
Confused 11.8%
Sad 6.7%
Surprised 6.6%
Fear 4.6%
Angry 4%
Happy 2.5%
Disgusted 0.8%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Person 99.1%

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-22

a photograph of a group of men in uniforms and uniforms posing for a photo -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-16

Here is a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a black and white photo of a marching band. It appears to be a historical photograph, likely from the mid-20th century. The image is a negative, with the tones inverted.

Composition:

  • Group of People: The photo features a large group of men in uniforms, arranged in rows, presumably a marching band.
  • Setting: They are standing in front of a building that looks like a school or public building, with a large archway in the center. Trees are visible on either side.
  • Props/Equipment: The front row has a group of drummers with drums. There are two large circular plaques on the ground in the front.

Details:

  • Uniforms: The band members are wearing formal uniforms. They have what appear to be high-peaked hats, dark jackets, white trousers, and some are wearing sashes or belts.
  • Drums: The drummers are holding drums and their sticks.
  • Plaques: The plaques say "DES MOINES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1933-34-37-38-39-40 SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION"
  • Flags: Several people are holding flags with various stripes on them.
  • Expression/Mood: The photo has a formal and dignified feel, typical of group photos from that era.

Overall, the image is a historical group portrait of the Des Moines marching band, commemorating their national championship wins.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-16

Here is a description of the image:

This black-and-white image features a large marching band posing outdoors, likely for a formal photograph. The band is composed of many individuals, appearing to be primarily young men, dressed in what seems to be traditional marching band uniforms. These uniforms include tall, feathered hats.

The band is arranged in several rows, indicating a large membership. Many members are holding drums of various sizes, suggesting the photo was taken for the drumming section of the band. In front of the band, slightly offset to the sides, are two large circular plaques or medals, which seem to display text indicating the band's name as "Des Moines". The plaques mention "National Champions", suggesting the band has achieved significant recognition.

Behind the band, an architectural structure is visible. It appears to be a building with arched doorways or windows, which serves as a backdrop. Additionally, trees with dense foliage frame the building on either side, adding a natural element to the otherwise formal setting.

Text analysis

Amazon

DES
DES MOINES
MOINES
AMERICAN
SONS
LEGION
AMERICAN SONS LEGION ®
AMERICAN SONS LEGION of 2
greater
®
2
greator
NATIONAL-CHAMPIONS
of
34-37-38-39-40
1333 34-37-38-39-40
1333
1553 34-57 36 30-40

Google

DES MOINES DES MOINES DATIONAL CHAMPIOne SONS N LEO 93 34373839-4o SONS CAN LEO
DES
MOINES
DATIONAL
CHAMPIOne
SONS
N
LEO
93
34373839-4o
CAN