Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Plain City, Ohio)

Date

August 1938

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.2044

Copyright

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled (Plain City, Ohio)

People

Artist: Ben Shahn, American 1898 - 1969

Date

August 1938

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, P1970.2044

Copyright

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-05

City 99.8
Road 99.8
Street 99.8
Urban 99.8
Walking 99.8
Neighborhood 99.3
Awning 99.1
Canopy 99.1
Person 98.9
Architecture 98.4
Building 98.4
Person 98
Clothing 97.8
Footwear 97.8
Shoe 97.8
Indoors 96.3
Restaurant 96.3
Cafe 95.3
Path 95.1
Shoe 93.1
Shop 88.7
Building 82.1
Sidewalk 79.6
Hat 79.5
Hat 78.6
Brick 68.8
Deli 63.7
Person 63.5
Glove 63.4
Cafeteria 57.6
Coat 56.8
Outdoors 56.2

Clarifai
created on 2018-05-10

people 99.3
stock 98
vehicle 98
street 97.8
transportation system 97.5
monochrome 95.4
adult 94.5
railway 93.9
group 90.9
group together 90.2
administration 89.1
train 88.4
one 87.4
commerce 86.9
town 85.5
several 83.7
tram 83.4
gas station 83.1
retro 82.3
man 81.8

Imagga
created on 2023-10-05

building 71.1
shop 58.1
cinema 55.9
theater 44.7
mercantile establishment 42.6
structure 34.4
architecture 32.5
city 30
place of business 28.4
old 23.7
street 23
door 21.9
barbershop 21.3
house 21
tobacco shop 20.4
bakery 17.7
urban 17.5
window 16.7
wall 16.3
town 15.8
historic 15.6
facade 14.9
exterior 14.8
travel 14.1
establishment 14.1
brick 13.2
sign 12.8
entrance 12.6
tourism 12.4
buildings 12.3
ancient 12.1
home 12
palace 11.7
windows 11.5
detail 11.3
sky 10.9
tourist 10.1
wooden 9.7
england 9.5
china 9.4
classic 9.3
vintage 9.1
office 8.9
restaurant 8.7
prayer 8.7
antique 8.7
lamp 8.6
retro 8.2
temple 8.2
road 8.1
balcony 8
telephone 7.9
closed 7.7
construction 7.7
culture 7.7
stone 7.7
roof 7.6
traditional 7.5
destination 7.5
phone 7.4
religion 7.2
history 7.2
glass 7

Google
created on 2018-05-10

Microsoft
created on 2018-05-10

outdoor 99.4
building 99.3
store 49.4
curb 8.9

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

AWS Rekognition

Age 28-38
Gender Male, 78.6%
Calm 47.6%
Confused 12.8%
Disgusted 11%
Fear 10.9%
Sad 9.7%
Surprised 7.2%
Happy 4.1%
Angry 1.8%

AWS Rekognition

Age 25-35
Gender Male, 98.1%
Calm 98.8%
Surprised 6.3%
Fear 5.9%
Sad 2.2%
Angry 0.6%
Happy 0.1%
Confused 0.1%
Disgusted 0%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Building
Shoe
Hat
Glove
Person 98.9%
Person 98%
Person 63.5%
Building 98.4%
Building 82.1%
Shoe 97.8%
Shoe 93.1%
Hat 79.5%
Hat 78.6%
Glove 63.4%

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2018-05-10

a store front at night 96.1%
a store front at day 96%
a store front with a building in the background 95.9%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-17

a photograph of a man walking down the street in front of a building -100%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-12

This black-and-white image depicts a street scene featuring two adjoining storefronts. One is a meat shop with a large awning labeled "MEATS" in bold letters. The windows display signs advertising products such as veal and lamb, with some items visible inside the shop. The second storefront is labeled "RED & WHITE" and appears to be a general food store. Above the entrance is a sign indicating "Food Stores," and product advertisements, like "Gorton's Codfish" and "Olives 23¢," are seen in the windows.

In the foreground, two men walk along the sidewalk. One man wears a hat and dark-colored clothing, while the other appears in lighter clothing with a brimmed hat. The street is paved, and the building's architecture shows multiple levels with tall windows on the upper floor, suggesting it may be older or historical. On the left edge of the image is a partial view of another building, somewhat in shadow. Overall, it is a nostalgic depiction of a mid-20th-century downtown or neighborhood shop area.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-12

The image depicts a black-and-white photograph of a street scene featuring a small row of shops. The building in the foreground has a slightly worn-down appearance, composed of brick. Prominently displayed is a butcher shop with the large word "MEATS" on a sign above the awning. There are two windows, each with "MEATS" written, and various products displayed inside. The word "FRIGIDAIRE" is also visible on a sign below the door window. Next to the butcher shop is a store named "RED & WHITE," which is a food store. It features advertisements in its window, including one for "Gorton's Codfish" and another sign for "OLIVES 23¢". Two men are walking on the sidewalk in front of these stores, both wearing hats typical of mid-20th century attire. The street is quiet with no vehicles present, and the overall tone of the photograph captures the simplicity and everyday life of the era, likely around the 1930s or 1940s.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-18

The image shows the exterior of a meat market called "Meats" with a sign above the storefront that also includes "Red & Wh" which appears to be another business. The storefront has a striped awning and displays signs advertising "Meats" and "Gorton's Codfish" as well as prices for olives. There are two people visible walking past the storefront, one of whom is wearing a hat. The image appears to be a black and white photograph, likely from an earlier time period based on the style of the buildings and signage.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-18

This is a black and white historical photograph showing a storefront with "MEATS" written in large letters on the awning. Next door appears to be a "RED & WHITE" food store. The meat shop has a Frigidaire sign visible and display windows. There's also a sign advertising "GORTON'S CODFISH" and "OLIVES 23" visible in one of the neighboring shop windows. The architecture and style suggests this is from the early-to-mid 20th century. The storefronts have brick facades and striped awnings. Two people can be seen walking on the sidewalk in front of the stores. The image captures a typical American main street commercial district from that era.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-03

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a street scene, likely from the early 20th century. The photograph shows a row of shops along a street, with the word "MEATS" prominently displayed on the awning of the first shop. The second shop has a sign that reads "GORTON'S CODFISH," and the third shop has a sign that reads "RED & WHITE."

The street is paved with cobblestones, and there are two men walking on the sidewalk in front of the shops. The man on the left is wearing a hat and a long coat, while the man on the right is wearing a hat and overalls. The background of the image shows a brick building with several windows, as well as a church steeple visible to the left of the frame.

Overall, the image appears to be a nostalgic portrayal of a small town or city street from a bygone era. The use of black-and-white photography and the old-fashioned clothing and signage all contribute to a sense of nostalgia and timelessness.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-03

The image is a black-and-white photograph of two storefronts on a street corner. The storefront on the left has a sign that reads "MEATS" in large letters, with a smaller sign below it that says "Frigidaire." The storefront on the right has a sign that reads "RED & WHITE FOOD STORES" in white letters on a dark background. Below this sign is another sign that reads "GORTON'S CODFISH" in white letters on a dark background.

There are two men walking in front of the stores. One man is wearing a hat and a light-colored shirt, while the other man is wearing a hat and dark clothing. The background of the image shows a brick building with several windows, as well as a sidewalk and a street. The overall atmosphere of the image suggests a quiet, small-town setting.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-06-02

The black and white photo features a building with two stores on the ground floor. The store on the left has a sign that reads "MEATS" above the entrance. The store on the right has a sign that reads "RED & WH" above the entrance. There are two men walking on the sidewalk in front of the building. One of them is wearing a hat and shoes.

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-06-02

The image shows a black-and-white photograph of a street scene with a meat shop on the left and a food store on the right. The meat shop has a striped awning and a sign that reads "Meats" above the entrance. The food store has a sign that reads "Red & White" above the entrance. Two men are walking on the sidewalk in front of the shops. One man is wearing a hat and a belt, while the other man is wearing a hat and a coat.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-30

Here's a description of the image:

This black and white photograph shows two shops on what appears to be a city street. The first shop on the left has an awning with alternating light and dark stripes, and the large word "MEATS" is displayed above the awning. Below, the windows have signs in them, including one that simply says "MEATS."

The second shop is labeled as a "RED & WH" food store. Underneath that large sign, "Gorton's Codfish" is advertised. A sign in the window indicates "Olives" are sold for "23 cents". Two men are walking on the sidewalk in front of the shops. One is passing in front of the meat shop, and the other is closer to the "RED & WH" store.

The buildings are brick, and the street seems paved with what appears to be cobblestones. A taller brick building is just visible to the left of the meat shop.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-30

The image is a black and white photograph of a street scene, likely from the mid-20th century. The focus is on a row of two shops.

The shop on the left is a "MEATS" store, with large letters above the awning. There is a display window showing what appears to be meat products, with "MEATS" displayed in the window. A man is walking in front of the shop.

The shop on the right appears to be a "RED & WHITE FOOD STORES". A sign for "GORTON'S CODFISH" is above one of the windows. The price of olives is advertised at 23 cents. Another man is walking in front of the shop.

The buildings are made of brick. The sidewalks are made of stone or brick, and a road is visible in the foreground with possible painted lines. The atmosphere suggests a local business district. The overall composition of the image is well-composed, capturing the activity of the street and the signage of the time.

Mistral Pixtral

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

The image depicts a street scene from what appears to be the early to mid-20th century. The photograph is in black and white. There are two adjacent storefronts:

  1. Meat Store:

    • The left storefront has a large sign above the entrance that reads "MEATS."
    • The storefront has a striped awning.
    • The windows display various advertisements and promotions for meat products.
    • There is a sign in the window that says "MEATS" and another that says "TODAY'S SPECIALS."
    • The entrance door is open, and a man wearing a hat and a suit is walking out of the store.
  2. Red & White Store:

    • The right storefront has a sign above the entrance that reads "Red & White Food Stores."
    • The storefront has a decorative archway above the entrance.
    • The windows display various products, including a prominent sign advertising "Gorton's Codfish" and another sign advertising "Olives 25¢."
    • A man wearing a hat and a light-colored shirt is walking past the storefront.

The street in front of the stores is relatively empty, with no visible vehicles. The buildings are made of brick, and the overall atmosphere suggests a quiet, possibly small-town setting. The clothing and style of the storefronts indicate a time period likely from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Text analysis

Amazon

RED
RED & WH
WH
&
FOOD
MEATS
STORES
OLIVES
CODFISH
WHITE
23
FRIGIDAIRE
VALLE
to
KED & WHITE
GORTON'S
REAST
VEAL
KED &
LARD
17
1
BLCK
PARVI
MIC

Google

FOOD STORES GORTON CODFISH OLIVES 23 YEAL
FOOD
STORES
GORTON
CODFISH
OLIVES
23
YEAL