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Human Generated Data

Title

[Elevated railroad, New York]

Date

late 1930's-1940's

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.517.3

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Human Generated Data

Title

[Elevated railroad, New York]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

late 1930's-1940's

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.517.3

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-19

Road 98.7
Bus 98.2
Vehicle 98.2
Transportation 98.2
Nature 96.2
Landscape 96.2
Outdoors 96.2
Intersection 94.5
Scenery 92
Car 89.5
Automobile 89.5
Animal 79.3
Bird 79.3
Town 79
Metropolis 79
Building 79
Urban 79
City 79
Human 77.5
Person 77.5
Freeway 73.4
Aerial View 72.7
Person 72
Train 70.5
Person 70.3
Asphalt 60.7
Tarmac 60.7
Train Station 60.4
Terminal 60.4
Neighborhood 57.3
Passenger Car 56.9

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-19

no person 99.6
people 97.9
vehicle 97.1
architecture 97
many 93.9
group 93.6
industry 92.9
transportation system 92.1
city 91.4
military 90.4
road 90.2
building 89.8
war 89.7
aircraft 87
travel 86.6
street 86.2
home 86
business 85.9
one 85.4
outdoors 84.6

Imagga
created on 2019-11-19

city 44.9
intersection 39.9
architecture 34.7
building 34.7
aerial 33
buildings 31.2
travel 28.9
urban 22.7
cityscape 21.8
tourism 21.5
town 21.3
old 19.5
landscape 19.3
sky 19.1
street 18.4
landmark 18.1
structure 17.8
famous 17.7
roof 17.1
tower 17
river 16
capital 15.2
church 14.8
monument 14
water 14
exterior 13.8
tourist 13.6
above 13.5
panorama 13.3
ship 13.1
scene 13
construction 12
road 11.7
transportation 11.7
top 11
houses 10.6
apparatus 10.6
scenic 10.5
historical 10.4
culture 10.3
sea 10.2
industrial 10
world 9.8
vacation 9.8
bridge 9.7
business 9.7
high 9.5
ancient 9.5
stone 9.3
air 9.2
center 9.1
skyscraper 9
nuclear reactor 8.8
downtown 8.6
residential 8.6
expressway 8.6
fly 8.4
park 8.2
equipment 8.2
history 8
holiday 7.9
device 7.8
newspaper 7.7
highway 7.7
modern 7.7
flight 7.7
destination 7.5
boat 7.4
historic 7.3
scenery 7.2

Google
created on 2019-11-19

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-19

building 80.7
black and white 75.3
text 74.3
skyscraper 60.2
several 10.9

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Bus
Car
Bird
Person
Bus 98.2%

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-16

a photograph of a black and white photo of a train on a track -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-12

Here is a description of the image:

The image appears to be an inverted black and white aerial view of a city street scene. An elevated railway line curves across the upper part of the image, supported by pillars that descend to the street level.

Several buildings line the streets. They seem to be older structures, with multiple windows and some fire escapes visible.

The street is filled with cars and a bus. People are walking. There are also traffic lights.

The overall scene conveys a sense of an older urban environment, perhaps from the mid-20th century, with the elevated railway being a dominant feature. The inverted contrast creates an interesting and somewhat surreal effect.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-12

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a high-angle, inverted black and white photograph of a city scene, likely taken in the mid-20th century based on the cars and architecture.

Key elements:

  • Elevated Train Tracks: A prominent feature is a curved, elevated train track system cutting across the upper left part of the frame and curving down. The tracks dominate the view.
  • Urban Buildings: The image is filled with multi-story buildings. They are likely apartment or commercial buildings with fire escapes visible on some. The buildings are tightly packed, typical of a city.
  • Street Level Activity: In the foreground, there are cars (vintage models, including a bus) moving on the streets. People are walking on sidewalks.
  • Traffic Signals: Traffic signals are present, suggesting a controlled intersection.
  • Signs: There are signs on some of the buildings, including one for "UNITED CIGARS".
  • Composition: The photograph is taken from an elevated vantage point, giving a broad overview of the scene. The inverted color makes it difficult to identify details.

Overall, the photograph depicts a bustling urban environment from a bygone era, with the elevated train tracks as a central element.

Text analysis

Amazon

CIGARS

Google

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