H. K. McCann Company
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H. K. McCann Company was the original advertising agency founded by Harrison King McCann that later evolved into the global marketing firm McCann Erickson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H. K. McCann Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16169590 — 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: H. K. McCann Company Context triple: [McCann Erickson, formerName, H. K. McCann Company]
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W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
W. W. Hodkinson Corporation was an early American film distribution and production company associated with pioneering movie executive W. W. Hodkinson, a key figure in the development of the Hollywood studio system.
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B.
Humphrey-Weidman Company
The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
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C.
C. F. Hathaway Company
C. F. Hathaway Company was an American shirt manufacturer best known for its iconic mid-20th-century advertising featuring the distinguished “Hathaway Man.”
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D.
J. E. Greiner Company
J. E. Greiner Company was an American engineering and consulting firm known for its prominent bridge and transportation infrastructure designs in the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
- 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: H. K. McCann Company Target entity description: H. K. McCann Company was the original advertising agency founded by Harrison King McCann that later evolved into the global marketing firm McCann Erickson.
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A.
W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
W. W. Hodkinson Corporation was an early American film distribution and production company associated with pioneering movie executive W. W. Hodkinson, a key figure in the development of the Hollywood studio system.
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B.
Humphrey-Weidman Company
The Humphrey-Weidman Company was a pioneering American modern dance company founded by choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, known for developing innovative movement techniques and shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
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C.
C. F. Hathaway Company
C. F. Hathaway Company was an American shirt manufacturer best known for its iconic mid-20th-century advertising featuring the distinguished “Hathaway Man.”
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D.
J. E. Greiner Company
J. E. Greiner Company was an American engineering and consulting firm known for its prominent bridge and transportation infrastructure designs in the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.