Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (The Mecca, South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois)

Date

February 1950

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.4334.5

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (The Mecca, South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois)

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Date

February 1950

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.4334.5

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-06

Architecture 100
Building 100
Brick 100
Monastery 100
Wall 99.9
Outdoors 97.4
Nature 96.2
Office Building 82.6
City 72.5
Utility Pole 70.1
Arch 60.5
Urban 60.4
Factory 57
Prison 56.8
Snow 55.9

Clarifai
created on 2018-05-09

wall 93.2
old 92.6
architecture 91.6
building 91.5
vintage 90.7
retro 88.7
no person 88.3
desktop 87.7
antique 82.7
city 82.4
ancient 81.9
expression 81.5
stone 80
house 78.5
texture 78
war 77
urban 76.9
concrete 76.8
design 75.6
business 75.2

Imagga
created on 2023-10-06

billboard 100
structure 93.8
signboard 93.5
brass 55.2
memorial 49.4
old 26.5
grunge 24.7
vintage 23.2
retro 20.5
texture 20.2
city 18.3
building 17.1
architecture 16.5
antique 16.5
business 16.4
aged 16.3
frame 15.8
board 15.8
ancient 15.6
scoreboard 15.5
border 15.4
university 14.7
pattern 13.7
paper 13.3
grungy 13.3
finance 12.7
material 12.5
damaged 12.4
art 12.4
urban 12.2
text 12.2
modern 11.9
design 11.8
graphic 11.7
financial 11.6
wall 11.2
rough 10.9
sky 10.9
space 10.1
paint 10
backdrop 9.9
film 9.8
movie 9.7
buildings 9.5
money 9.4
travel 9.2
dirty 9
slide 8.8
screen 8.4
stone 8.4
color 8.4
landscape 8.2
currency 8.1
bank 8.1
negative 8
black 7.8
collage 7.7
edge 7.7
weathered 7.6
canvas 7.6
cityscape 7.6
office 7.4
grain 7.4
banking 7.4
historic 7.3
cash 7.3
decoration 7.2
landmark 7.2
trees 7.1

Google
created on 2018-05-09

white 95.9
black 95.3
black and white 93.3
sky 89.9
landmark 89.2
wall 88.6
monochrome photography 87.3
architecture 84.8
building 83
structure 81.2
phenomenon 75.5
monochrome 75.1
atmosphere 72.8
facade 67
window 66.3
roof 57.5
angle 57
history 53.8
brick 53.7

Microsoft
created on 2018-05-09

building 99.9
outdoor 88.4
brick 67.6
old 48.4
tall 41.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Building
Utility Pole
Building 100%
Utility Pole 70.1%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2018-05-09

a large brick building 84.1%
a tall brick building 79.1%
an old photo of a brick building 79%

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

a photograph of a building with a clock tower in the middle of it -100%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-09

This image appears to be a black-and-white negative of a multi-story building. The structure has brickwork visible and features rows of tall arched windows, some of which may have glass panels or coverings. There is a partial view of a utility pole in the foreground with wires extending across the frame, suggesting an urban or semi-urban setting. The sky in the background appears to be dark, a typical characteristic of photographic negatives. Some details like potential wear or damage to the building are faintly visible, adding to its aged or weathered appearance.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-09

The image shows a negative of a photograph of a multi-story brick building. The building features arched windows on the upper floors and rectangular windows on the lower floors. The facade has a textured appearance due to the brickwork, and there are visible cornices and ornamentation typical of older architectural styles. The building appears to be in an urban setting, as part of another structure can be seen to the left. Also visible in the image is a utility pole with several wires extending from it. The sky appears dark due to the negative format. The overall appearance gives a historic or early 20th-century impression.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-13

The image shows the exterior of a large, multi-story building with an ornate architectural style. The building has numerous arched windows and decorative details on the facade. The image is in black and white, giving it a vintage or historical appearance. There are no people visible in the frame, and the overall scene has a somber, shadowy quality to it.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-13

This appears to be a historical black and white photograph of a building, likely at Harvard College, as indicated by the image credit. The architecture shows a brick or stone building with multiple rows of arched windows, characteristic of collegiate Gothic or Victorian institutional architecture. The image has a stark contrast between light and dark, with the building appearing bright against a dark background. The photograph seems to be taken from an angle, showing the side of the building. The image quality and style suggests it's from an older time period, possibly early to mid-20th century based on the photographic technique used.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-29

The image depicts a large, multi-story building with a flat roof and numerous windows. The building appears to be constructed from stone or brick and features a light-colored façade. It is situated in an urban environment, with power lines visible in the background.

The image is a black-and-white photograph, which adds to its vintage aesthetic. The overall atmosphere of the image suggests that it was taken in the past, possibly during the early 20th century. The building's architecture and the surrounding environment are consistent with this time period.

In terms of the building itself, it is unclear what its purpose is. It could be a residential building, a commercial building, or even a government building. The presence of power lines in the background suggests that the building may have been constructed during a time when electricity was becoming more widespread.

Overall, the image provides a glimpse into the past, showcasing a building that may have been an important part of the community at the time it was built.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-29

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a multi-story building, with a dark sky in the background. The building has a flat roof and is constructed from brick or stone, featuring numerous windows on each floor. A utility pole stands to the left of the building, accompanied by power lines that run across the image.

In the foreground, a low wall or fence is visible, although it is not clearly defined due to the image's quality. The overall atmosphere of the image suggests that it was taken at night, as the sky is dark and the building appears to be illuminated by artificial light sources.

A copyright notice at the bottom of the image reads "© President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University Art Museums)" and includes a unique identifier "P1970.34.0005". This suggests that the image is part of a collection held by the Harvard University Art Museums.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-05-28

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a building. The building appears to be an old structure with a lot of windows. The building has a brick wall, and the windows are arched. The building has a lot of windows on the second and third floors. There is a utility pole on the left side of the building. The image has a watermark in the bottom left corner that reads "President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University Art Museums)".

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-05-28

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a large building. The building is tall and has many windows. The windows are arranged in a grid-like pattern, with some windows having arched tops. The building appears to be made of concrete or brick, and it has a flat roof. There are some wires hanging from the roof, and a telephone pole is visible in the background.

Google Gemini

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

The image is a black and white photograph of a brick building with a rectangular facade. The building has three visible stories, each with a row of windows. The windows on the top story are arched, while the windows on the lower stories are rectangular. A fire escape ladder is visible on the side of the building. In the foreground, there is a section of another building and a utility pole with wires. The sky is dark and featureless. The image has a grainy texture and high contrast, which is suggestive of it being a vintage photograph.

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

Here is a description of the image:

The image appears to be a negative of a multi-story brick building. It's a grayscale image, with the dark areas of the original photo appearing light and vice versa, so the building's details are highlighted. The building has multiple windows on each floor, with some arched windows on the top floor. A fire escape is visible running down the side of the building. In the background, we can see a dark sky and a glimpse of some adjacent structures. A power pole is also visible on the left. The image looks like an older photograph, as the borders are slightly worn and there is some graininess.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-02

The image depicts a multi-story brick building with a distinct architectural style. The building has several floors, each with large rectangular windows framed by arched tops. The facade of the building appears to be made of brick, giving it a textured and somewhat aged look. The photograph is taken at an angle, emphasizing the height and vertical lines of the structure. The sky in the background is dark, which contrasts sharply with the lighter tones of the building, enhancing its prominence in the image. The overall tone of the image is monochromatic, suggesting it might be an infrared photograph or a highly contrasted black-and-white image. The bottom of the image shows a portion of another structure, possibly a rooftop or another part of the same building.

The image is credited to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, specifically the Harvard University Art Museums, and it is labeled with the identifier P1970.4334.0005.

Text analysis

Amazon

College
and
(Harvard
Art
Fellows
Museums)
of
Harvard
© President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University Art Museums)
University
President
P1970.4334.0005
©

Google

G President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University Art Museums) P1970.4334.0005
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President
and
Fellows
of
Harvard
College
(Harvard
University
Art
Museums)
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