Toward Los Angeles, California
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"Toward Los Angeles, California" is a 1937 black-and-white photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting Dust Bowl migrants traveling west in search of work and a better life during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toward Los Angeles, California canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toward Los Angeles, California Context triple: [Dorothea Lange, notableWork, Toward Los Angeles, California]
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A.
Nadi–Los Angeles
Nadi–Los Angeles is a long-haul international flight route connecting Fiji’s main tourism hub with the major U.S. West Coast city of Los Angeles.
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B.
Los Angeles–Las Vegas route
The Los Angeles–Las Vegas route is a heavily traveled transportation corridor linking Southern California with Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its desert scenery, frequent traffic congestion, and role as a major leisure and tourism artery.
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C.
Los Angeles via Sunset Limited
Los Angeles via Sunset Limited refers to the through-service connection provided by Amtrak’s Sunset Limited train that allows passengers to travel between the Texas Eagle route and Los Angeles.
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D.
Malibu, California
Malibu, California is a coastal city in Los Angeles County known for its scenic beaches, affluent residential communities, and role as a hub for entertainment industry professionals.
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E.
Paris–Los Angeles
Paris–Los Angeles is a long-haul transatlantic air route linking the capital of France with the major West Coast city in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toward Los Angeles, California Target entity description: "Toward Los Angeles, California" is a 1937 black-and-white photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting Dust Bowl migrants traveling west in search of work and a better life during the Great Depression.
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A.
Nadi–Los Angeles
Nadi–Los Angeles is a long-haul international flight route connecting Fiji’s main tourism hub with the major U.S. West Coast city of Los Angeles.
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B.
Los Angeles–Las Vegas route
The Los Angeles–Las Vegas route is a heavily traveled transportation corridor linking Southern California with Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its desert scenery, frequent traffic congestion, and role as a major leisure and tourism artery.
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C.
Los Angeles via Sunset Limited
Los Angeles via Sunset Limited refers to the through-service connection provided by Amtrak’s Sunset Limited train that allows passengers to travel between the Texas Eagle route and Los Angeles.
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D.
Malibu, California
Malibu, California is a coastal city in Los Angeles County known for its scenic beaches, affluent residential communities, and role as a hub for entertainment industry professionals.
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E.
Paris–Los Angeles
Paris–Los Angeles is a long-haul transatlantic air route linking the capital of France with the major West Coast city in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white photograph
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photograph ⓘ |
| about |
impact of the Great Depression on migrants
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rural poverty in the United States ⓘ search for a better life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Dorothea Lange ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | photographer ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dust Bowl migrants
ⓘ
Great Depression ⓘ automobile ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ family travel ⓘ migrant workers ⓘ migration to California ⓘ road ⓘ search for work ⓘ |
| depictsLocation |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles (destination) ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| genre |
documentary photography
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social documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasQuality | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Toward Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dust Bowl refugees
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westward migration ⓘ |
| movement |
New Deal photography
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linked to:
New Deal photography programs
social realism in photography ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Great Depression photography
ⓘ
Dust Bowl photographic record ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toward Los Angeles, California Description of subject: "Toward Los Angeles, California" is a 1937 black-and-white photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting Dust Bowl migrants traveling west in search of work and a better life during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.