Cotton Blossom show boat
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The Cotton Blossom show boat is the fictional Mississippi River steamboat that serves as the central theatrical and social setting in the musical and novel "Show Boat."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Blossom show boat canonical | 3 |
| Mississippi River show boat | 2 |
| Cotton Blossom (show boat) | 1 |
| riverboat Cotton Blossom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3213304 — 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.
Target entity: Cotton Blossom show boat Context triple: [Show Boat, setting, Cotton Blossom show boat]
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A.
Pacific Queen
Pacific Queen was the later name of the historic 19th-century square-rigged sailing ship originally known as Balclutha, famed for her service in transoceanic trade and later preservation as a museum ship.
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B.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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C.
Shreveport Steamer
Shreveport Steamer was a professional American football team that competed in the World Football League during the mid-1970s.
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D.
Cherokee Louise
"Cherokee Louise" is a song by Joni Mitchell that poignantly tells the story of a troubled young girl and themes of abuse and resilience.
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E.
Yankee Clipper
Yankee Clipper was the Apollo 12 command and service module spacecraft that carried astronauts to lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cotton Blossom show boat Target entity description: The Cotton Blossom show boat is the fictional Mississippi River steamboat that serves as the central theatrical and social setting in the musical and novel "Show Boat."
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A.
Pacific Queen
Pacific Queen was the later name of the historic 19th-century square-rigged sailing ship originally known as Balclutha, famed for her service in transoceanic trade and later preservation as a museum ship.
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B.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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C.
Shreveport Steamer
Shreveport Steamer was a professional American football team that competed in the World Football League during the mid-1970s.
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D.
Cherokee Louise
"Cherokee Louise" is a song by Joni Mitchell that poignantly tells the story of a troubled young girl and themes of abuse and resilience.
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E.
Yankee Clipper
Yankee Clipper was the Apollo 12 command and service module spacecraft that carried astronauts to lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional riverboat ⓘ fictional steamboat ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Show Boat
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Show Boat ⓘ
surface form:
Show Boat (musical)
Show Boat ⓘ
surface form:
Show Boat (novel)
|
| associatedWithTheme |
life on the Mississippi River
ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Edna Ferber
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Jerome Kern ⓘ Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Show Boat universe ⓘ |
| genreContext |
American literature
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musical theater ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
floating theater
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show boat ⓘ |
| medium |
literature
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theater ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central setting
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social gathering place ⓘ theatrical venue ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationElement |
iconic image in Show Boat promotional materials
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stage set centerpiece in Show Boat productions ⓘ |
| operatesOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Cotton Blossom show boat Description of subject: The Cotton Blossom show boat is the fictional Mississippi River steamboat that serves as the central theatrical and social setting in the musical and novel "Show Boat."
Referenced by (7)
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