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Human Generated Data

Title

On the Road Toward Los Angeles, California, March 1937.

Date

1937

People

Artist: Dorothea Lange, American 1895 - 1965

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 2.2002.2992

Human Generated Data

Title

On the Road Toward Los Angeles, California, March 1937.

People

Artist: Dorothea Lange, American 1895 - 1965

Date

1937

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 2.2002.2992

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-22

Person 99.8
Human 99.8
Person 99.6
Pedestrian 99.1
Walking 95.1
Road 93
Path 88.6
Clothing 74
Apparel 74
People 67.2
Outdoors 67.1
Overcoat 63.6
Coat 63.6
Handbag 61.1
Accessories 61.1
Bag 61.1
Accessory 61.1
Standing 60.8
Tarmac 59.7
Asphalt 59.7
Freeway 57.5
Highway 56.7
Text 55.2

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

people 99.8
monochrome 98.1
man 97.7
street 96
two 95.6
adult 94.6
one 93.2
child 91.4
group together 91.1
road 91.1
three 89.9
transportation system 89.7
woman 89.2
vehicle 87.3
wear 85.9
recreation 85.3
group 85.2
no person 84.3
aircraft 82.9
luggage 80.7

Imagga
created on 2022-01-22

beach 41.8
sea 32.1
sky 32
water 30.7
ocean 29.8
pier 28.6
landscape 24.6
support 22.6
sand 22.3
man 22.2
travel 21.8
barrier 21.4
coast 20.7
shore 20.3
silhouette 19.9
vacation 19.7
people 19
waves 18.6
summer 18
sunset 18
snow 17.9
device 17.8
horizon 17.1
sun 16.9
clouds 16.9
walking 16.1
obstruction 15.3
seaside 14.9
outdoors 14.8
outdoor 14.5
coastline 14.1
structure 13.9
breakwater 13.4
tourist 13
male 12.9
shoreline 12.6
tourism 12.4
winter 11.9
sport 11.9
scenic 11.4
wave 11.2
evening 11.2
sidewalk 11.2
holiday 10.8
park 10.7
mountain 10.7
weather 10.5
walk 10.5
lake 10.1
life 9.6
couple 9.6
cold 9.5
men 9.5
tree 9.4
dark 9.2
leisure 9.1
alone 9.1
person 9.1
rock 8.7
season 8.6
two 8.5
sunrise 8.4
fisherman 8.4
building 8.2
scenery 8.1
cloud 7.8
seascape 7.7
dusk 7.6
relax 7.6
city 7.5
light 7.4
island 7.3
road 7.2
active 7.2
recreation 7.2
river 7.1
love 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-22

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-22

text 97.6
outdoor 95
person 92.8
black and white 85.2
clothing 83.6
man 80.3
billboard 79.7
sky 78.3
street 64.2

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Handbag
Person 99.8%

Captions

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

a photograph of a man and woman walking down a dirt road -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-01

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a black and white photograph with a vintage feel. It depicts a somewhat desolate, rural scene. The composition evokes themes of travel, perhaps hardship, and the contrast between experience and advertising.

Scene and Subjects:

  • Two Men: The primary subjects are two men walking away from the viewer, toward the horizon. They are dressed in simple clothing, including hats, and appear to be carrying bags.
  • Road: The men are walking on a dirt road or shoulder of a paved road.
  • Billboard: To the right of the men is a billboard advertising "Southern Pacific" and encouraging viewers to "RELAX" on a train. The billboard's message seems ironic given the setting of the men walking on foot.
  • Environment: The background suggests a vast, open landscape, with a slightly overcast sky. There are telephone or power lines in the distance.

Atmosphere:

The image has a sense of nostalgia and perhaps a touch of melancholy. The lighting appears natural and the composition focuses on the men, highlighting their journey and the contrast with the advertising message.

Potential Interpretations:

  • Contrast: The photo seems to play with the contrast between the reality of travel (the men's arduous journey) and the idealized version presented in the billboard ad (the comfort of train travel).
  • Social Commentary: It might reflect a historical context, perhaps during a period of economic hardship or migration, where travel was more challenging.
  • Irony: The billboard's message of "relax" is particularly ironic given the physical effort the men are undertaking.

Technical Aspects:

  • The photo appears to have been taken with a medium or large-format camera, given its clarity.
  • The black and white tones and composition contribute to a timeless quality.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-01

Here is a description of the image:

The black and white photograph shows two men walking away from the viewer on a dirt road, with a billboard on the right-hand side of the image.

The man on the left is wearing a dark hat, dark sweater, and dark pants, and carries a dark suitcase. The man on the right wears a light-colored hat, a dark sweater, and dark pants, and carries a bag slung over his shoulder.

In the background is a billboard advertising train travel. The billboard reads, "NEXT TIME TRY THE TRAIN" and "RELAX," with the words "Southern Pacific" below. The billboard also depicts a man relaxing in a chair.

The sky is mostly clear with a few clouds. A row of telephone poles is visible on the left-hand side of the image. The road appears to be unpaved and stretches into the distance. The overall impression is one of travel and potential hardship.

Text analysis

Amazon

THE
RELAX
NEXT
NEXT TIME
TIME
TRAIN
TRY THE TRAIN
TRY
Pacific
Southern Pacific
Southern

Google

NEXT TIME JRY THE TRAIN RELAX Southern Pacific
NEXT
TIME
JRY
THE
TRAIN
RELAX
Southern
Pacific