Unable to open [object Object]: HTTP 0 attempting to load TileSource

Human Generated Data

Title

Looking Westerly on Back St. from Hereford St.

Date

October 14, 1907

People

Artist: Paul Rowell, American active 1898-1935

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gift of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston Transit Collection, 5.2002.578

Human Generated Data

Title

Looking Westerly on Back St. from Hereford St.

People

Artist: Paul Rowell, American active 1898-1935

Date

October 14, 1907

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gift of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston Transit Collection, 5.2002.578

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-06-04

Walkway 98.7
Path 98.7
Metropolis 87.3
Urban 87.3
Building 87.3
City 87.3
Town 87.3
Tarmac 81.8
Asphalt 81.8
Spire 81.2
Steeple 81.2
Architecture 81.2
Tower 81.2
Sidewalk 80.2
Pavement 80.2
Wall 68.9
Bird 68.7
Animal 68.7
Downtown 65.4
Pedestrian 55.3

Clarifai
created on 2025-01-10

street 99.4
no person 99.1
architecture 99
people 98.8
home 98.4
building 97.6
city 97
monochrome 96.9
outdoors 93.9
vehicle 93.7
group 93.5
many 93.3
house 93.2
administration 91.9
travel 91.3
light 91
town 90.2
transportation system 87.2
print 86.4
adult 86

Imagga
created on 2022-06-04

castle 94.6
fortress 79.2
palace 71.9
architecture 57.1
fortification 52
building 46.6
tower 41.3
old 40.5
medieval 37.5
wall 36.9
stone 36.6
travel 35.3
ancient 32.9
history 31.4
city 28.3
defensive structure 28
tourism 26.5
structure 25.5
historic 24.8
landmark 24.4
sky 23
town 19.5
house 18
monument 17.8
river 16.9
famous 16.8
historical 16
landscape 14.9
brick 14.8
fort 14.7
defense 14.6
tourist 14.5
buildings 14.2
culture 13.7
middle 12.5
rampart 12.4
residence 12.1
construction 12
england 11.5
window 11
vintage 10.8
facade 10.7
water 10
ruin 9.7
outdoors 9.7
heritage 9.7
place 9.3
exterior 9.2
king 8.8
royal 8.7
antique 8.7
cityscape 8.5
snow 8.3
vacation 8.2
bastion 7.9
day 7.9
kingdom 7.8
architectural 7.7
bridge 7.6
traditional 7.5
retro 7.4
grass 7.1
night 7.1

Google
created on 2022-06-04

Building 94.6
Window 89.5
Sky 87.1
Water 86
Black-and-white 85.1
Style 83.8
Line 81.8
World 81.6
Rectangle 79.9
Tints and shades 77.2
Monochrome 75.5
Monochrome photography 74.9
Stairs 74.4
City 74.2
Facade 73.8
History 67.3
Art 63.7
Stock photography 63.4
Street 62.2
Landscape 62

Microsoft
created on 2022-06-04

black and white 96.4
sky 96.2
building 96.1
house 93.4
outdoor 92.8
white 77.4
black 72.6
window 70.6
monochrome 66.8
text 60.1
city 53.9
old 48.1

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Bird
Bird 68.7%

Categories

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-21

a photograph of a black and white photo of a building with a clock tower -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-27

The image is a black and white negative photograph of a street scene with buildings, taken from the perspective of the street level. In the bottom left corner, there is handwritten text that reads "looking utly on Back St. from Hereford St.", and on the bottom right, there is the date "oct. 14.07". The negative effect creates an inverted image where dark areas are bright, and vice versa.

The buildings in the scene appear to be multi-story apartments or townhouses, built in a classic architectural style. They have numerous windows and some architectural embellishments. A brick wall runs along the edge of the street, in front of the buildings.

To the right, the street stretches into the distance, with more buildings visible along the horizon. A lamp post stands on the street, adjacent to the brick wall.

The top of the image has areas of overexposure or some other kind of photographic artifact, creating large bright patches that obscure the sky behind the buildings. The overall effect is a vintage photograph that captures a moment in time, although the quality is affected by the age and condition of the negative.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-27

Here's a description of the image:

This is a black and white, negative-style photograph of a street scene, likely from a historical period. The image is characterized by its stark contrast and the reversal of tones, with light areas appearing dark and vice versa. The scene appears to be a street lined with buildings.

Key elements include:

  • Architecture: A row of buildings dominates the left side. The architecture is varied, with some sections appearing to have detailed facades, bay windows, and decorative elements. The buildings range in height, and are likely residential or commercial.
  • Street and Wall: A street, or perhaps a path, leads into the distance. A brick wall is in the foreground, with a streetlamp is visible.
  • Sky/Background: The sky, represented in a very dark, almost solid black tone. There's a lighter area towards the right side and some streaking effects.
  • Text: The image is labeled at the bottom with "looking up on Back St. from Hereford St." and "Oct.14.07".

Overall Impression: The photograph captures a sense of depth and the passage of time, potentially of an older urban setting.

Text analysis

Amazon

St.
Hereford
Wiyon
From
100/2019 Wiyon Back St. From Hereford St.
Back
oct.14.07
100/2019

Google

looking Why on Back St. from Hereford St. Oct.14.07
looking
Why
on
Back
St.
from
Hereford
Oct.14.07