Spirit of Transportation
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Spirit of Transportation is a monumental sculptural work by Swedish-American artist Carl Milles that allegorically celebrates the power and progress of modern transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spirit of Transportation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245382 — 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: Spirit of Transportation Context triple: [Carl Milles, notableWork, Spirit of Transportation]
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A.
Truckin'
"Truckin'" is a classic Grateful Dead song celebrated for its autobiographical lyrics, iconic refrain "what a long, strange trip it's been," and enduring status as a staple of the band's live performances.
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B.
The Diesel
The Diesel is the nickname of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, renowned for his powerful, hard-charging rushing style with the Washington Redskins.
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C.
End of the World Train
The End of the World Train is a historic narrow-gauge railway in Ushuaia that offers scenic rides through the landscapes of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Argentina.
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D.
Super Chief
Super Chief was a famed luxury passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, renowned for its streamlined design and high-end service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
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E.
Miles of Aisles
Miles of Aisles is a live double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing concert performances from her 1974 tour with the L.A. Express.
- 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: Spirit of Transportation Target entity description: Spirit of Transportation is a monumental sculptural work by Swedish-American artist Carl Milles that allegorically celebrates the power and progress of modern transport.
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A.
Truckin'
"Truckin'" is a classic Grateful Dead song celebrated for its autobiographical lyrics, iconic refrain "what a long, strange trip it's been," and enduring status as a staple of the band's live performances.
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B.
The Diesel
The Diesel is the nickname of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back John Riggins, renowned for his powerful, hard-charging rushing style with the Washington Redskins.
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C.
End of the World Train
The End of the World Train is a historic narrow-gauge railway in Ushuaia that offers scenic rides through the landscapes of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Argentina.
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D.
Super Chief
Super Chief was a famed luxury passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, renowned for its streamlined design and high-end service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
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E.
Miles of Aisles
Miles of Aisles is a live double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing concert performances from her 1974 tour with the L.A. Express.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monumental sculpture
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person ⓘ public artwork ⓘ sculptor ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | monumental ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Swedish-American ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegorical figures
ⓘ
transport motifs ⓘ |
| describedAs | allegorical celebration of modern transport ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | public art about transportation ⓘ |
| hasPart | sculptural group ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
commemorative monument
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public art display ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
metal
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stone ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century sculpture ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
modern transport
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transportation ⓘ |
| theme |
power of transportation
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progress of modern transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Spirit of Transportation Description of subject: Spirit of Transportation is a monumental sculptural work by Swedish-American artist Carl Milles that allegorically celebrates the power and progress of modern transport.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.