You Have Seen Their Faces
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You Have Seen Their Faces is a 1937 documentary photobook by Margaret Bourke-White and Erskine Caldwell depicting the lives and hardships of poor tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| You Have Seen Their Faces canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4534205 — 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: You Have Seen Their Faces Context triple: [Margaret Bourke-White, notablePublication, You Have Seen Their Faces]
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A.
See a Man’s Face
"See a Man’s Face" is a roots reggae song by Jamaican singer Horace Andy, known for its haunting vocals and reflective, soulful mood.
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B.
Two Faces
Two Faces is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of inner conflict and emotional duality.
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C.
Five Hundred Faces
Five Hundred Faces is a song featured on the album "Harrow Songs."
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D.
In His Eyes
"In His Eyes" is a poignant duet from the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the characters Lucy and Emma as they reflect on their conflicted feelings for the same man.
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E.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand, featuring Lauren Bacall in an acclaimed supporting role.
- 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: You Have Seen Their Faces Target entity description: You Have Seen Their Faces is a 1937 documentary photobook by Margaret Bourke-White and Erskine Caldwell depicting the lives and hardships of poor tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression.
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A.
See a Man’s Face
"See a Man’s Face" is a roots reggae song by Jamaican singer Horace Andy, known for its haunting vocals and reflective, soulful mood.
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B.
Two Faces
Two Faces is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of inner conflict and emotional duality.
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C.
Five Hundred Faces
Five Hundred Faces is a song featured on the album "Harrow Songs."
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D.
In His Eyes
"In His Eyes" is a poignant duet from the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the characters Lucy and Emma as they reflect on their conflicted feelings for the same man.
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E.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand, featuring Lauren Bacall in an acclaimed supporting role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary photobook
ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ photo book ⓘ |
| aimedAt | raising awareness of rural poverty ⓘ |
| author |
Erskine Caldwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Bourke-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accompanying text
ⓘ
black-and-white photographs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
poor tenant farmers
ⓘ
sharecroppers ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ social documentary ⓘ |
| hasCaptionStyle | first-person voice attributed to subjects ⓘ |
| hasFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 150 pages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | outsider view of the American South ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicStyle | social realism ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of documentary photography
ⓘ
controversial for use of fictionalized captions ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | Margaret Bourke-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression in the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural poverty ⓘ tenant farmers in the American South ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between a photographer and a novelist
ⓘ
depiction of economic hardship in the American South ⓘ |
| photographer | Margaret Bourke-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| relatedWork | Let Us Now Praise Famous Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectLocation |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | staged or directed photographs in some images ⓘ |
| writer | Erskine Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Erskine Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: You Have Seen Their Faces Description of subject: You Have Seen Their Faces is a 1937 documentary photobook by Margaret Bourke-White and Erskine Caldwell depicting the lives and hardships of poor tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression.
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