Human Generated Data

Title

[Elevated train tracks, New York]

Date

late 1930s-1940s

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.476.10

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[Elevated train tracks, New York]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

late 1930s-1940s

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.476.10

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-19

Person 98.8
Human 98.8
Nature 98.3
Outdoors 97
Snow 86.2
Winter 83.6
Person 82.3
Person 80.5
Urban 74.8
Weather 70.4
Person 70.2
Town 67.2
Building 67.2
City 67.2
Downtown 64.1
Ice 62.7
Office Building 61.8
Storm 59.6
Transportation 58.9
Text 58.4
Neighborhood 58.3
Person 56.6
Vehicle 56.5
Person 55.8
Pedestrian 55.6
Blizzard 55.1

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-19

people 98.4
architecture 96.3
no person 95.2
building 94.9
group 93.8
adult 92.7
vehicle 90.8
monochrome 90.4
street 89.2
many 88.8
house 88.4
travel 88
city 87.2
group together 87.1
outdoors 87.1
business 85.9
one 85.7
man 83.2
wear 82.9
home 81.3

Imagga
created on 2019-11-19

architecture 59.7
building 59.2
tower 42.1
cinema 38
structure 34.7
city 34.1
landmark 31.6
theater 31.4
old 28.6
travel 28.2
history 26
university 25.8
tourism 25.6
sky 24.9
church 24.1
historic 23.9
ancient 23.4
castle 21.5
monument 18.7
town 18.6
center 18.1
facade 17.9
stone 17.9
fortress 17.4
construction 17.1
palace 17
buildings 16.1
historical 16
tourist 15.5
house 15.4
medieval 15.4
famous 14.9
minaret 14.7
religion 14.4
cityscape 14.2
office 13.7
england 13.4
wall 12.8
urban 11.4
religious 11.3
skyscraper 11.2
culture 11.1
architectural 10.6
exterior 10.2
square 10
vintage 9.9
arch 9.9
river 9.8
brick 9.5
window 9.3
heritage 8.7
day 8.6
place 8.4
street 8.3
style 8.2
cathedral 8.2
century 7.8
roof 7.8
antique 7.8
color 7.8
windows 7.7
capital 7.6
tall 7.5
vacation 7.4
bell 7.1
billboard 7
mosque 7

Google
created on 2019-11-19

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-19

text 97
road 95.5
skyscraper 89
building 88.5
black and white 83.5
city 65.7

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

AWS Rekognition

Age 46-64
Gender Female, 50%
Disgusted 49.5%
Calm 49.8%
Fear 49.5%
Happy 49.5%
Confused 49.6%
Surprised 49.5%
Sad 49.7%
Angry 49.7%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Person 98.8%
Person 82.3%
Person 80.5%
Person 70.2%
Person 56.6%
Person 55.8%

Categories

Captions

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

a photograph of a man riding a skateboard down a street -100%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-16

This is a black-and-white inverted image, likely from a photographic negative. It depicts an urban scene with a tall skyscraper dominating the background. In the foreground, there is an elevated railway structure with decorative supports. Various signs are visible, including one for "Candy Soda Luncheonette" and another identifying a shop as "Candyland Luncheonette." There are storefronts along the street, including businesses related to paints and electrical supplies.

A vehicle is partially visible, along with a person in motion near one of the buildings. The overall composition suggests a busy city environment from a past era. The inverted colors and tones contribute to the unique visual effect of the negative.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-16

This image is a negative photograph of an urban street scene. Prominent in the foreground is a lunch counter or small diner with a sign that reads "CANDY SODA LUNCHEONETTE." Adjacent to it, there is a delivery truck with the name "RAILWAY EXPRESS" visible. There is also a person near the truck, capturing a candid moment in the street.

Above the street, an elevated railway or track is visible, with train tracks running parallel to the buildings. The structures have various signage indicating shops and businesses, including signs for a candy luncheonette, a drug store, and other shop signs displaying products like radios, paints, and electrical goods.

In the background, a tall skyscraper stands, dominating the cityscape with multiple rows of windows. Given that this is a negative, the tones and colors are inverted; what would be dark in a regular photo appears light, and vice versa.

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. In the foreground, there are various signs and advertisements, including one for "Candy Soda Luncheonette". In the background, there is a large, imposing skyscraper-like building. The street is bustling with activity, with people visible walking along the sidewalk. The overall scene has a gritty, urban feel to it, capturing the energy and vibrancy of a city at night.

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

This appears to be a black and white photograph of a street-level commercial area, likely from several decades ago. There's a "Candy" and "Soda Luncheonette" sign visible, and what appears to be a storefront called "Candyland." The image shows a row of small businesses or shops with awnings and various signage. In the background, there appears to be a taller modern building or skyscraper, creating an interesting contrast between old and new architecture. The photograph has a nostalgic quality typical of mid-20th century urban streetscapes.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-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 and various storefronts in the foreground.

The street is paved with bricks and has a sidewalk on either side. There are several storefronts along the street, including a candy store, a luncheonette, and an electrician's shop. The storefronts have signs and advertisements on them, but they are not clearly legible.

In the background, there is a tall building that appears to be a skyscraper. It has many windows and a flat roof. The sky above the building is dark, suggesting that it may be nighttime or overcast.

Overall, the image suggests a bustling city street with a mix of old and new buildings, and a variety of businesses and services available to the public.

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 at night, featuring a prominent sign for "Candy Soda Luncheonette" and a tall building in the background. The photograph appears to be an old negative, with a white border around the edges and a series of small white circles along the left side.

In the foreground, a man in a white uniform is walking towards the camera, passing by a storefront with a sign that reads "Candy Land Luncheonette." The storefront has a large window display with various items on shelves, including what appears to be candy and soda bottles. Above the storefront, a sign reads "Candy Soda Luncheonette" in large letters, with smaller text below that is not legible.

Behind the storefront, a tall building rises into the sky, its windows reflecting the light of the city. The building appears to be a skyscraper, with multiple stories and a flat roof. In the background, other buildings and signs are visible, but they are not as prominent as the Candy Soda Luncheonette and the tall building.

Overall, the image suggests a bustling city street at night, with people and businesses going about their daily activities. The prominent sign for the Candy Soda Luncheonette and the tall building in the background give the image a sense of place and time, likely in the mid-20th century.

Amazon Nova

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

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a street scene from the past. The image is taken from a low angle, capturing the street and the buildings on either side. The buildings are tall and have a modern architectural style, with many windows and a sleek, minimalist design. There is a signboard in the middle of the street, advertising "Candy Soda" and "Luncheoneette," suggesting that the street is a commercial area with shops and restaurants. The street is empty, and there are no people or vehicles visible in the image. The image has a nostalgic and vintage feel, evoking a sense of the past.

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

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a busy street in a city. The street is lined with buildings, and there are several people walking around. The buildings are tall and have many windows. One of the buildings has a large sign that reads "Candy Soda Lunchette." There are also several other signs and advertisements on the buildings. The street is busy, with several cars and buses driving down it.

Google Gemini

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

Here is a description of the image:

The black and white image presents a cityscape. In the foreground, there is a "Candy Soda Luncheonette", with a person exiting a "Railway Express" vehicle parked in front of it. The store is decorated with advertisements and a fire hydrant sits nearby. In the background, a tall skyscraper stands prominently, adjacent to a lower building with arched windows. An elevated train track runs above the street, supported by pillars, adding depth to the urban environment. Several businesses appear along the street, including one advertising "Electrician Paints Oils Varn". Pedestrians are visible on the sidewalks.

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

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white negative of a cityscape. The dominant feature is a tall skyscraper with vertical lines running up its facade, dominating the upper portion of the frame. In the foreground, a multi-arched elevated train track structure runs across the middle of the image. Below it, there are storefronts and signs, with one particularly visible sign reading "CANDY SODA LUNCHEONETTE". Further left, another sign reads "NDYLAND DONETTE". In the street in the center, there's a van and a person walking. The overall composition gives a sense of a bustling urban scene, with a sense of history, likely from the mid-20th century given the signage and the architecture.

Mistral Pixtral

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

The image is a black and white photograph of an urban street scene. In the foreground, there is a sign for a business called "Candy Soda Luncheonette" with a neon sign that reads "Candy Soda." Below this sign, there are arches and what appears to be a storefront with large windows. The building has a classic architectural style with detailed moldings and a prominent roofline.

In the background, there is a tall, modern skyscraper with vertical lines, which contrasts with the older architecture of the buildings in the foreground. The street appears to be relatively empty, with a few vehicles and pedestrians visible. There is also a sign for "Candyland Luncheonette" on the left side of the image.

The overall atmosphere suggests a mix of old and new architectural styles, typical of a city that has undergone significant development over time. The presence of the luncheonette signs indicates that this area might have been a commercial or retail district.

Text analysis

Amazon

LUNCHEONETTE
ANDY
LUNCHEONETTE ISODA
CANDX ANDY
NDYLAND
ISODA
PAINTS
CANDX
ELECTRICIAN
ARN
SIAS
LN
ONETTE
NERY
LUNCHEOHHRE
DMHIV SIAS PAINTS ARN
E1
DMHIV

Google

CSODA LUNCHEONETTE NERY LUNCHEOU Te ELECTRICIAN PAINTS OILSARN NDY LANDS aY EXRcas ONETIE GNS
CSODA
LUNCHEONETTE
NERY
LUNCHEOU
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ELECTRICIAN
PAINTS
OILSARN
NDY
LANDS
aY
EXRcas
ONETIE
GNS