White Angel Breadline
E272971
White Angel Breadline is a famous 1933 photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting unemployed men waiting in a breadline during the Great Depression, emblematic of the era’s hardship and despair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Angel Breadline canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508349 — 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: White Angel Breadline Context triple: [Dorothea Lange, notableWork, White Angel Breadline]
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A.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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B.
Street Angel
Street Angel is a 1928 silent romantic drama film best known for earning Janet Gaynor part of the first-ever Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
No Name in the Street
No Name in the Street is James Baldwin’s 1972 autobiographical and political essay collection reflecting on race, civil rights, and his personal experiences in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Comforter of the afflicted
Comforter of the afflicted is a Marian title invoking the Virgin Mary as a compassionate consoler and helper of those who suffer.
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E.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
- 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: White Angel Breadline Target entity description: White Angel Breadline is a famous 1933 photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting unemployed men waiting in a breadline during the Great Depression, emblematic of the era’s hardship and despair.
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A.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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B.
Street Angel
Street Angel is a 1928 silent romantic drama film best known for earning Janet Gaynor part of the first-ever Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
No Name in the Street
No Name in the Street is James Baldwin’s 1972 autobiographical and political essay collection reflecting on race, civil rights, and his personal experiences in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Comforter of the afflicted
Comforter of the afflicted is a Marian title invoking the Virgin Mary as a compassionate consoler and helper of those who suffer.
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E.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white photograph
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photograph ⓘ |
| author | Dorothea Lange ⓘ |
| color | black-and-white ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | likely copyrighted in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Dorothea Lange ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | photographer ⓘ |
| depicts |
Great Depression
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breadline ⓘ despair ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ hunger ⓘ poverty ⓘ social inequality ⓘ unemployed men ⓘ |
| depictsSocialIssue |
charity
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economic crisis ⓘ hunger relief ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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photojournalism ⓘ social documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
man facing away from camera
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row of men with hats ⓘ signage for free food ⓘ soup kitchen counter ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
emblematic of Great Depression hardship
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iconic image of American poverty ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| locationOfDepictedScene |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSubject |
breadline
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unemployment ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| medium | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| movement | New Deal era documentary photography ⓘ |
| partOf |
American social documentary photography canon
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Dorothea Lange ⓘ
surface form:
Dorothea Lange’s Great Depression work
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| publicationDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Great Depression ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Angel Breadline Description of subject: White Angel Breadline is a famous 1933 photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting unemployed men waiting in a breadline during the Great Depression, emblematic of the era’s hardship and despair.
Referenced by (2)
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