Human Generated Data

Title

Bedford, Massachusetts

Date

1977

People

Artist: John Messina, American born 1940

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden, P1982.159

Human Generated Data

Title

Bedford, Massachusetts

People

Artist: John Messina, American born 1940

Date

1977

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden, P1982.159

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-22

Road 99.1
Car 98.6
Transportation 98.6
Vehicle 98.6
Automobile 98.6
Intersection 96.8
Path 94.3
Car 94.1
Car 93.1
Tarmac 88.5
Asphalt 88.5
Wheel 77.1
Machine 77.1
Urban 73.9
Sidewalk 73.3
Pavement 73.3
Building 61.9
Freeway 57.3
Street 57.3
City 57.3
Town 57.3
Alloy Wheel 56.7
Spoke 56.7

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

street 99.8
monochrome 99.4
people 97.1
city 96.5
telephone 94.2
no person 93.7
architecture 93.4
wire 93.4
house 89.9
light 89.8
travel 88.9
winter 88.8
analogue 88.6
urban 88.3
landscape 87.7
mono 87.5
beach 87.4
snow 87.1
sky 86.5
road 84.8

Imagga
created on 2022-01-22

pay-phone 93.2
telephone 78.1
electronic equipment 56.4
call 50.8
equipment 39.8
sky 35.1
urban 27.1
architecture 25.8
building 24.7
cable 22.6
structure 22.3
electricity 20.8
power 20.2
city 20
tower 19.7
industrial 19.1
electric 17.8
office 17.7
high 17.3
wire 17.1
industry 17.1
metal 16.1
tall 16
street 15.6
construction 15.4
energy 15.1
voltage 14.7
wall 14.5
steel 14.1
line 12.9
outdoors 12.7
technology 12.6
station 12.6
house 12.5
travel 12
modern 11.9
old 11.8
wires 11.8
cables 11.7
business 11.5
electrical 11.5
exterior 11.1
glass 10.9
pylon 10.8
scene 10.4
window 10.2
town 10.2
network 10.2
windows 9.6
home 9.6
cold 9.5
winter 9.4
lines 9
detail 8.8
supply 8.7
finance 8.5
outdoor 8.4
wood 8.3
transport 8.2
road 8.1
transportation 8.1
ancient 7.8
pole 7.7
england 7.6
stone 7.6
park 7.4
design 7.3

Google
created on 2022-01-22

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-22

sky 99.1
text 98
outdoor 97.6
street 95.7
black and white 88.5
vehicle 75.8
car 75.7
waste container 75.5
city 56.1
way 54.7
land vehicle 54

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Car
Wheel
Car 98.6%
Car 94.1%
Car 93.1%
Wheel 77.1%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-22

a sign on the side of a road 92%
a sign on the side of the road 91.7%
a sign on the side of the street 91.6%

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

a photograph of a church steeple with a steeple and a steeple -100%

Google Gemini

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

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white photograph of a street scene. The perspective is from a slightly low angle, with the viewer seemingly standing on a sidewalk.

Here's a breakdown of the key elements:

  • Buildings: On the right side of the frame, a large, white, multi-story building with a steeple and a clock tower dominates the background. It appears to be a church or a public building. On the left, there is a white wooden building.
  • Vehicles: An old model of a Volkswagen Beetle is parked on the street in front of the building. In the background, other cars are visible, and a truck.
  • Infrastructure: Utility poles with power lines crisscross the sky. A trash can labeled "TRASH" is placed on the sidewalk. There is an electricity box on the left side of the building.
  • Setting: The scene seems to be a small town or a quiet area, with trees lining the streets and a cloudy sky overhead.
  • Style: The image has a classic, timeless feel, typical of older photography. The black and white format adds to the nostalgia.

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

The black and white photograph shows a street scene. In the foreground, the side of a weathered building is visible with an electrical box and pipes running along it. A trash barrel with the word "TRASH" printed on it sits next to the building on the sidewalk.

A light-colored vintage Volkswagen Beetle is parked on the street, and further down, another car is visible. In the background, a prominent white church with a tall steeple stands, dominating the view.

Utility poles and power lines crisscross the sky, adding to the urban feel. The sky is overcast, creating a soft, diffused light. The photograph has a vintage quality, likely taken sometime in the mid-20th century.

Text analysis

Amazon

TRASH

Google

TRASH
TRASH