Human Generated Data

Title

[New York street scene]

Date

1939

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.502.14

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[New York street scene]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1939

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.502.14

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-19

Vehicle 98.2
Automobile 98.2
Transportation 98.2
Nature 98.1
Outdoors 95.1
Weather 94.4
Human 94.1
Tower 85.2
Building 85.2
Architecture 85.2
Steeple 85.2
Spire 85.2
Pedestrian 81.4
Winter 79.4
Snow 79.3
Ice 68.1
Plant 61.8
People 61.3
Storm 58.9
Apparel 56.1
Clothing 56.1
Chair 56
Furniture 56

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-19

no person 97.8
architecture 97.7
people 95.4
building 93.1
travel 92.7
many 91.2
city 90.5
outdoors 89.3
group 88.9
winter 87
ancient 84.8
war 84.4
light 84.3
wall 80
stone 79.9
old 78.7
street 78.4
monochrome 78.4
religion 78.3
sky 77.8

Imagga
created on 2019-11-19

architecture 54.8
history 41.2
stone 41.1
rampart 40.9
ancient 40.7
building 35.5
travel 33.2
fortress 32.6
old 32.1
tourism 31.4
grave 27.4
castle 26.6
landmark 26.2
historic 24.8
sky 23
arch 22.8
culture 21.4
structure 21
wall 20.7
tower 20.6
ruins 20.5
ruin 20.5
monument 19.6
city 19.2
temple 19.1
column 18.8
town 18.6
tourist 18.3
historical 17.9
famous 17.7
medieval 17.3
memorial 16.7
triumphal arch 15.5
construction 15.4
religion 13.5
roman 12.7
fort 11.8
outdoors 11.2
art 11.2
exterior 11.1
fortification 10.9
archeology 10.8
walls 10.8
past 10.7
church 10.2
civilization 9.8
facade 9.8
landscape 9.7
heritage 9.7
attraction 9.6
rock 9.6
marble 9.1
hall 9.1
columns 8.8
architectural 8.7
middle 8.7
england 8.6
palace 8.5
site 8.5
hill 8.4
place 8.4
vacation 8.2
mountain 8
tomb 7.9
cathedral 7.8
brick 7.5
east 7.5
street 7.4
house 7.2
sea 7

Google
created on 2019-11-19

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-19

text 89.7
outdoor 89
black 88.6
building 87
white 86.1
old 72.5
city 71.9
black and white 65.6
sky 57.6

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Car
Person
Bus

Clarifai

No features identified

AWS Rekognition

Car 98.2%

AWS Rekognition

Person 94.1%

AWS Rekognition

Person 93.4%

AWS Rekognition

Person 78.1%

AWS Rekognition

Bus 90.3%

Categories

Imagga
created on 2019-11-19

streetview architecture 54.5%
paintings art 33.2%
interior objects 11.1%

Captions

Salesforce

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-15

a photograph of a black and white photo of a city street scene

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-13

This image is a black-and-white photographic negative that features an urban cityscape. The buildings in the foreground consist of mid-rise structures with architectural variations, such as detailed facades and windows. In the background, a taller building, potentially a landmark skyscraper, dominates the skyline. The street scene includes vehicles from an older era, possibly mid-20th century, such as cars and buses. There are also pedestrians visible, including individuals wearing hats, which may suggest a specific historical timeframe. Signs and advertisements are discernable on the buildings, but the text appears reversed, indicative of the negative format. The overall atmosphere reflects an active city environment with vintage aesthetics.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-13

This image appears to be a negative of a photograph depicting an urban street scene. The buildings are prominent and appear as lighter shades against a dark sky, which indicates that this is a negative. Several multi-story buildings line the street, with architectural details visible. There are vehicles on the street, including what appears to be cars and possibly a bus or truck. In the foreground, there are people walking, possibly crossing the street at a crosswalk. The clothing style suggests that the photo might be from the early to mid-20th century. A sign reads "THE A.J. JOHNSON SUBWAY" with another word partially visible. The overall scene gives the impression of a busy city environment, possibly during the day given the activity and clarity of details, despite the negative format.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-21

The image appears to be a black and white photograph of a city street at night. The scene is dominated by tall, ornate buildings with intricate architectural details. There are several vehicles, including what looks like a trolley or bus, on the street. The sky is dark, suggesting it is a nighttime scene. The overall atmosphere conveys a sense of bustling urban activity and a historic, vintage aesthetic.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-21

This appears to be a vintage black and white photograph of a city street scene, likely from the mid-20th century. The image shows tall buildings with a distinctive urban architecture, creating a dramatic upward perspective against a dark sky. In the foreground, there are several people walking along what appears to be a sidewalk, though they appear as light or white silhouettes against the darker background. There are also what look like period automobiles parked along the street. The overall composition has a striking contrast between light and dark elements, giving it an almost negative-film quality. The architectural style and urban setting suggest this could be a major American city from that era.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image depicts a city street scene, with a large building and a bus in the foreground. The image is in black and white, with a faded or overexposed appearance, making it difficult to discern details.

  • City Street Scene
    • The image shows a city street with a large building in the background.
    • The building appears to be a multi-story structure with a flat roof.
    • There are several windows on the building, and a sign that reads "THE A. JOHNSON SUEW" is visible.
  • Bus
    • A bus is parked in front of the building, facing away from the camera.
    • The bus has a flat front end and a curved roof.
    • The bus appears to be an older model, possibly from the mid-20th century.
  • Cars
    • Several cars are parked along the street, including a vintage car with a rounded body and a long hood.
    • The cars appear to be from different eras, with some looking newer than others.
  • People
    • Several people are visible in the image, including a man standing on the sidewalk and a woman walking down the street.
    • The people are dressed in clothing from the mid-20th century, with men wearing suits and hats and women wearing dresses and hats.
  • Background
    • The background of the image is a dark gray color, which may be due to the overexposure of the image.
    • There are no other notable features in the background, such as buildings or trees.

Overall, the image provides a glimpse into a city street scene from the mid-20th century, with a focus on the architecture and transportation of the time.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image is a black and white photograph of a city street, with a tall building in the background. The image is faded and appears to be an old photograph.

In the foreground, there are several people walking on the sidewalk, and a few cars parked along the street. There is also a bus driving down the street. In the background, there is a tall building that appears to be a skyscraper. The sky above the building is dark, suggesting that the photo was taken at night or during a storm.

Overall, the image suggests a bustling city scene, with people going about their daily business and traffic moving through the streets. The faded quality of the image gives it a nostalgic feel, suggesting that it may be an old photograph from a bygone era.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-06-08

The image is a black-and-white photograph depicting a bustling city street at night. The scene is filled with tall buildings, some of which have signs and advertisements on their facades. A bus is parked on the street, and several people are walking on the sidewalk. One of the people is wearing a hat and appears to be looking at the bus. There is also a car parked on the side of the road.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-06-08

The black-and-white photo shows a busy street at night. A few people are walking on the road, and a few cars are parked on the right side. A bus is moving on the road, and a few streetlights are on the road. On the right side, a signboard is mounted on the wall of the building. Many buildings are located on either side of the street.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-09

This appears to be a vintage, inverted photograph of a city street scene, likely in New York City. Here's a breakdown of the image:

  • Overall Composition: The image depicts a street lined with several multi-story buildings, some of which tower significantly in the distance. The perspective suggests a wide street or avenue.

  • Buildings: The buildings are of various architectural styles, typical of older urban environments. They appear to be commercial or residential buildings. Some feature signs and advertisements.

  • Vehicles: The street shows the presence of buses, likely from the era when the image was captured. There are also some vintage cars present.

  • People: Silhouetted figures of people can be seen on the sidewalks and near the vehicles, suggesting a busy urban environment.

  • Sky: The sky is dark and overcast, which is likely a nighttime scene, or due to the inversion of the colors.

  • Atmosphere: The black and white color palette and the historical vehicles hint at a pre-World War II era, likely in the 1930s or 40s.

  • The Empire State Building: In the middle of the image we can recognize the famous Empire State Building, which gives us the context of the image.

This inverted image gives the feeling of a photograph of a vintage city scene.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-09

This image appears to be a black and white negative of a city street scene. In the background, a tall skyscraper looms, partially obscured by the urban landscape. Along the street, there are several buildings with varying architectural styles, suggesting different periods of construction.

On the street level, there is a mix of vehicles, including cars and what looks like older model buses or trolleys. Several figures are present, seemingly pedestrians moving along the street. The image has a somewhat grainy quality, typical of older film photography, which adds to the sense of it being a historical photograph. A sign for "THE A. A. JOHN SUBW" is visible on the side of a building. Overall, the scene captures a moment in time from an urban environment, possibly in the mid-20th century.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

This image appears to be a vintage photograph of a city street, likely taken in the mid-20th century. The photo is in black and white, and the quality suggests it might be an infrared image, given the distinct contrast and the way the light is captured.

Here are some detailed observations:

  1. Buildings: The photograph shows a row of multi-story buildings lining the street. The architecture suggests an urban setting, possibly in the United States, with commercial establishments on the ground floors and residential or office spaces above.

  2. Street Scene: There are several vehicles visible, including cars and a truck, which appear to be from the 1940s or 1950s era. The cars have a classic design typical of that period.

  3. People: There are a few pedestrians on the sidewalks, some of whom are wearing hats and coats, indicating a cooler season. The clothing styles also suggest the mid-20th century.

  4. Signage: There is a sign on the right side of the image that reads "The Majestic Subway Route," which might be an advertisement for a subway line or a business.

  5. Lighting and Shadows: The lighting in the image is quite stark, with strong contrasts between light and dark areas. This could be due to the use of infrared film, which captures light differently than standard film.

  6. Atmosphere: The overall atmosphere of the image conveys a sense of everyday urban life from a bygone era. The street appears busy but not overly crowded, giving a glimpse into the daily activities of the time.

This photograph captures a moment in time, providing a historical snapshot of urban life in the mid-20th century.

Qwen

Text analysis

Amazon

SUBW
THEAAJDH
OUTCIOT

Google

THE AA JOH SUBW OUTCIO
THE
AA
JOH
SUBW
OUTCIO