Human Generated Data

Title

[Train boxcars and buildings with signage]

Date

1929-1931

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.228.18

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[Train boxcars and buildings with signage]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1929-1931

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.228.18

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-19

Theater 95.5
Room 95.5
Indoors 95.5
Hall 95.5
Auditorium 95.5
Building 91.2
Interior Design 88.3
Architecture 83.5
Stage 79.6
Crowd 64.1
Urban 61.5
Brick 61.3
Spire 59.7
Tower 59.7
Steeple 59.7
Amphitheatre 57
Amphitheater 57
Arena 57

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-19

monochrome 98.7
people 98.2
no person 97.6
architecture 94.1
light 93.7
building 93.4
street 89.9
black and white 89.3
group 88.7
dark 88.4
city 87.5
sepia 87.3
many 86.3
water 85.4
art 83.4
old 83
war 82
travel 81
winter 80.6
castle 79.8

Imagga
created on 2019-11-19

structure 27.5
tunnel 25
old 24.4
travel 22.5
architecture 22.3
grunge 21.3
landscape 20.8
city 20.8
snow 20.6
passageway 20.1
sky 19.7
vintage 19
billboard 17.8
antique 17.3
building 17
wall 16.9
texture 16.7
passage 16
signboard 14.4
grungy 14.2
retro 13.9
scene 13.9
history 13.4
track 13.3
tourism 13.2
space 13.2
rough 12.8
landmark 12.6
frame 12.5
ancient 12.1
scenery 11.7
river 11.6
trees 11.6
urban 11.4
color 11.1
grain 11.1
stone 11
dirty 10.9
old fashioned 10.5
art 10.4
empty 10.3
blank 10.3
pattern 10.3
winter 10.2
historic 10.1
water 10
tree 10
industrial 10
border 10
negative 9.7
black 9.7
way 9.7
scenic 9.7
weathered 9.5
cityscape 9.5
day 9.4
culture 9.4
monument 9.3
clouds 9.3
environment 9.1
aged 9.1
vacation 9
outdoors 9
tower 9
weather 8.9
film 8.8
light 8.7
paper 8.6
damaged 8.6
season 8.6
outdoor 8.4
famous 8.4
cemetery 8.3
street 8.3
road 8.1
textured 7.9
forest 7.8
cloud 7.8
cold 7.8
torn 7.7
construction 7.7
outside 7.7
stained 7.7
stain 7.7
worn 7.6
material 7.6
field 7.5
dark 7.5
destination 7.5
mountains 7.4
design 7.3
graphic 7.3
paint 7.2
summer 7.1
decoration 7

Google
created on 2019-11-19

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-19

night 87.8
text 86.8
white 79
sky 77.5
black 72.1
black and white 64.3
house 53.5
building 51.6

Color Analysis

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2019-11-19

a black and white photo of a building 67.5%
a large white building 52.6%
black and white photo of a building 52.5%

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

a photograph of a train traveling down a track with a clock tower in the background -100%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-17

This image appears to be a black-and-white negative photograph. The scene shows a row of buildings in the background, likely an urban setting. The architecture suggests older-style structures, commonly seen in European cities. The buildings display large advertisements or murals, with text and graphics that are inverted due to the negative format. A street or railroad with smaller structures is visible in the foreground. The sky is entirely black, typical for photographic negatives, while lighter areas represent darker tones from the original image. The overall composition suggests it could be capturing a historic cityscape.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-17

The image appears to be a black and white photographic negative. In the foreground, there is a structure that resembles a train or railway car situated on a track with some fencing or barriers around it. The background shows a cityscape with several multi-story buildings. These buildings are adorned with large advertisements or billboards, featuring text and graphics. The scene is rendered in inverted colors, typical of a photographic negative, where light areas appear dark and vice versa. The sky, which would normally be light in a daytime scene, appears dark, while the buildings and advertisements are a lighter tone, creating a high contrast image.

Anthropic Claude

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

The image appears to be a black and white photograph of a nighttime urban landscape. The scene shows a train or rail car in the foreground, with various buildings and structures in the background. The buildings have illuminated signs and advertisements visible, suggesting a commercial or industrial area. The overall atmosphere of the image is dark and moody, with a sense of industrial activity or transportation.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-opus-20240229-v1:0 on 2025-06-18

The black and white image shows an abandoned or unfinished train car sitting on tracks in an urban setting at night. The train car appears to be a passenger car with windows along its length. In the background, multi-story buildings can be seen lining the street or square where the train is located. The scene has an eerie, desolate feeling, with no people or activity visible and the dark sky looming overhead. The gritty, high-contrast style of the photograph adds to the moody, mysterious atmosphere captured in this nighttime urban landscape featuring the solitary train car.

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

This appears to be a historical black and white photograph showing a section of what looks like the Berlin Wall. In the background, you can see East Berlin buildings with various advertisements or signs mounted on them. The wall itself appears to have a distinctive striped or segmented pattern along its length, and there's a "death strip" or no-man's land area visible in front of it. The image has a stark, somber quality typical of Cold War era photography of divided Berlin. The contrast between the imposing wall structure in the foreground and the urban landscape behind it effectively captures the physical and ideological division of the city during this period.

Meta Llama

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

The image appears to be a black and white photograph of a cityscape at night, with a train on a track in the foreground. The train is positioned in the center of the image, and it has multiple cars. The train is on a track that runs along the bottom of the image.

In the background, there are several buildings, including what appears to be a large billboard or advertisement. The billboard is dark and difficult to read, but it appears to have a logo or symbol on it. There are also several other buildings in the background, including what looks like a church steeple.

The overall atmosphere of the image is one of darkness and mystery, with the black and white tones creating a sense of contrast and drama. The train in the foreground adds a sense of movement and energy to the image, while the buildings in the background provide a sense of stability and structure.

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

The image depicts a black-and-white photograph of a cityscape at night, with a prominent wall and a train in the foreground. The wall is constructed from concrete blocks and features a flat top, while the train is positioned on the left side of the image, facing to the right. The train's windows are visible, but its details are not clearly discernible due to the low quality of the image.

In the background, several buildings are visible, including one with a large sign that reads "BOTZOW BIERE" in bold letters. Other signs and advertisements are also present, although their text is illegible. The overall atmosphere of the image suggests a nighttime scene in an urban setting, possibly during the early 20th century given the style of the buildings and the train.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a city scene at night. The photo captures a train passing through a bustling urban area. The train is long and appears to be a passenger train, with multiple carriages visible. The train is moving from left to right in the image.

In the background, there are tall buildings and structures, some of which have signs or advertisements. The buildings are mostly dark, with a few windows illuminated. The city seems to be a busy and lively place, with the train passing through the heart of the urban landscape.

The image has a slightly blurry effect, giving it a vintage or nostalgic feel. The overall mood of the photo is one of motion and activity, with the train cutting through the city at night. The black-and-white color scheme adds to the sense of history and timelessness, evoking a bygone era of train travel and urban life.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image is in black and white and depicts a train on a track. The train has several carriages, and there are buildings in the background. There are also advertisements on the buildings. The image is taken from a low angle, and the sky is dark. The train is on the left side of the image, and the buildings are on the right. The buildings are tall and have many windows.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-11

Here's a description of the image:

This is a black and white photograph, likely a negative, depicting a cityscape with a train passing along a raised embankment. The sky is entirely black, suggesting it might be nighttime or very dark.

Key features include:

  • Buildings: A line of buildings forms the backdrop, their facades visible with varying details like windows and architectural features. There are advertisements on buildings, with at least one showing the text "BOTZOW BIERE".
  • Train: A train is prominently featured, running horizontally across the middle of the image. The train cars have a series of evenly spaced rectangular windows.
  • Embankment: Below the train, there's a raised area possibly made of earth or grass that slopes downwards.
  • Foreground: In the very bottom, it looks like a barrier, possibly a fence or a side of a road.

The image's composition focuses on the juxtaposition of the moving train with the static city architecture. The negative effect gives the scene a somewhat ghostly or historical feel.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-11

The image is an inverted black and white photograph. The bottom portion shows a low, white wall. Behind this is a grassy slope leading to a train car with several rectangular windows. Behind the train car are buildings with various signs on them, including "BOTZOW BIERE" and "Ja Berlin." The top half of the image is entirely black.

Mistral Pixtral

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

This image appears to be a nighttime photograph of a cityscape, likely taken with a low-light or infrared camera, given the monochromatic and somewhat ghostly appearance. The scene features a train or tram running along an elevated track, with buildings and billboards in the background. The billboards display various advertisements, some of which are partially legible. One prominent sign reads "BOTZOW BIER," suggesting that this might be a location in a German-speaking region. The buildings in the background are multi-storied and appear to be residential or commercial structures. The foreground shows a stone wall and a paved area, possibly a street or a walkway. The overall atmosphere of the image is somewhat eerie due to the dim lighting and the grainy quality of the photograph.

Text analysis

Amazon

BOTZOW
Ja
BIEDE
2rier

Google

111 Ja BOTZOW rein
111
Ja
BOTZOW
rein