Triple

T6491723
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ruth Snyder E148053 entity
Predicate imageCapturedBy P38871 FINISHED
Object Tom Howard
Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
E596211 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Tom Howard | Statement: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Howard
Context triple: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
  • A. Chris Penn
    Chris Penn was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Footloose," and "True Romance."
  • B. Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in 1980s films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Beverly Hills Cop," and "Ruthless People."
  • C. Hugh Brooke
    Hugh Brooke was a mid-20th-century screenwriter known for his work on British and American films, including the 1951 drama "Journey into Light."
  • D. Anthony Redman
    Anthony Redman is a film editor best known for his work on the 1990 crime drama "King of New York."
  • E. Sam Jaeger
    Sam Jaeger is an American actor best known for his role as Joel Graham on the television drama series "Parenthood."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Tom Howard
Triple: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
Generated description
Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Howard
Target entity description: Tom Howard was a pioneering news photographer best known for secretly capturing the infamous 1928 execution-chamber photograph of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.
  • A. Chris Penn
    Chris Penn was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Footloose," and "True Romance."
  • B. Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in 1980s films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Beverly Hills Cop," and "Ruthless People."
  • C. Hugh Brooke
    Hugh Brooke was a mid-20th-century screenwriter known for his work on British and American films, including the 1951 drama "Journey into Light."
  • D. Anthony Redman
    Anthony Redman is a film editor best known for his work on the 1990 crime drama "King of New York."
  • E. Sam Jaeger
    Sam Jaeger is an American actor best known for his role as Joel Graham on the television drama series "Parenthood."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: imageCapturedBy
Context triple: [Ruth Snyder, imageCapturedBy, Tom Howard]
  • A. imagedBy chosen
    Indicates that something is captured, recorded, or represented in an image created by a particular imaging device, method, or agent.
  • B. capturedBy
    Indicates that one entity has been seized, taken into control, or otherwise apprehended by another entity.
  • C. imagedIn
    Indicates that one entity appears within or is depicted in an image associated with another entity.
  • D. capturedUsing
    Indicates that something was recorded, obtained, or documented by means of a specified tool, method, or device.
  • E. capturedAt
    Indicates the specific time or moment at which an entity was captured, recorded, or taken.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c009088f3081909cd467b05919de30 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c06a9bf9208190b0957eda06ed3d65 completed March 22, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c653bcb63081908be29abd0084d266 completed March 27, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6553c17bc81908719ecc7db9e3960 completed March 27, 2026, 10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c655f4ee5c81909620e732b72ee694 completed March 27, 2026, 10:03 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c06740bebc81909d9d6956baa2bcb9 completed March 22, 2026, 10:03 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:53 p.m.