Life magazine series "How the West Was Won"
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The Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" is a historical photo-essay and narrative feature that chronicles the exploration, settlement, and mythologizing of the American West for a popular mid-20th-century readership.
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| Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" Context triple: [How the West Was Won, basedOn, Life magazine series "How the West Was Won"]
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A.
The Lamar Series in Western History
The Lamar Series in Western History is a distinguished scholarly book series published by Yale University Press that explores key themes, figures, and transformations in the history of the American West.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was a late 19th- and early 20th-century traveling show that dramatized frontier life with staged battles, sharpshooting, and performances by cowboys and Native Americans, helping to popularize the mythic image of the American West.
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The March of Time
The March of Time was a pioneering American newsreel and radio documentary series known for its dramatized reenactments of current events and influential narrative style.
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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film that chronicles several generations of a pioneer family as they journey across and help shape the American frontier.
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Life magazine
Life magazine was a hugely influential American weekly publication best known for its pioneering photojournalism and vivid visual coverage of 20th-century events and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" Target entity description: The Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" is a historical photo-essay and narrative feature that chronicles the exploration, settlement, and mythologizing of the American West for a popular mid-20th-century readership.
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A.
The Lamar Series in Western History
The Lamar Series in Western History is a distinguished scholarly book series published by Yale University Press that explores key themes, figures, and transformations in the history of the American West.
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B.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was a late 19th- and early 20th-century traveling show that dramatized frontier life with staged battles, sharpshooting, and performances by cowboys and Native Americans, helping to popularize the mythic image of the American West.
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C.
The March of Time
The March of Time was a pioneering American newsreel and radio documentary series known for its dramatized reenactments of current events and influential narrative style.
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D.
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film that chronicles several generations of a pioneer family as they journey across and help shape the American frontier.
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E.
Life magazine
Life magazine was a hugely influential American weekly publication best known for its pioneering photojournalism and vivid visual coverage of 20th-century events and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical feature
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magazine article series ⓘ photo-essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
entertain a general audience
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popularize historical understanding of the American West ⓘ |
| appearedIn | 20th-century American illustrated press ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mid-20th-century American historical memory ⓘ |
| chronicles |
cultural construction of the "Wild West"
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historical development of the American frontier ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Native American peoples
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cowboys ⓘ explorers ⓘ frontier life ⓘ pioneers ⓘ settler communities ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
exploration of the American West
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mythologizing of the American West ⓘ settlement of the American West ⓘ |
| format | multi-part series ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | popular narrative history ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | shape readers' perception of the American West ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
narrative prose
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photography ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | photo-essay ⓘ |
| periodCovered | 19th-century American West ⓘ |
| publicationContext | mid-20th-century American mass media ⓘ |
| publicationType | illustrated magazine feature ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Time Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Western genre in American culture
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myth of the frontier ⓘ |
| subject |
American West
NERFINISHED
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United States history ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | popular mid-20th-century readership ⓘ |
| uses |
archival photographs
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contemporary photography ⓘ explanatory captions ⓘ |
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Subject: Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" Description of subject: The Life magazine series "How the West Was Won" is a historical photo-essay and narrative feature that chronicles the exploration, settlement, and mythologizing of the American West for a popular mid-20th-century readership.
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