Add 197 Indian matchbox labels with captions, sources and dataset card (part 2)

README.md

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+---
+license: other
+license_name: mixed-provenance-unverified
+pretty_name: Indian Matchbox Labels
+task_categories:
+- text-to-image
+language:
+- en
+size_categories:
+- n<1K
+tags:
+- matchbox
+- india
+- vintage
+- style
+- lora-training
+configs:
+- config_name: default
+  data_files:
+  - split: train
+    path:
+    - "*.jpg"
+    - metadata.csv
+---
+
+# Indian Matchbox Labels
+
+197 vintage Indian matchbox labels, one label per image, each with a hand-written English caption.
+It was assembled to train the two style LoRAs in
+[spearb0lt/Indian-Matchbox-Art-Style-Text-to-Image-Generator](https://huggingface.co/spearb0lt/Indian-Matchbox-Art-Style-Text-to-Image-Generator)
+(trigger word `phlmx`); the training notebooks are on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/spearb0lt/Indian-Matchbox-Art-Style-Text-to-Image-Generator).
+
+## Contents
+
+| file | what |
+|---|---|
+| `mb_001.jpg` to `mb_197.jpg` | the labels, JPEG, short side 1 039 to 2 048 px (134 portrait, 63 landscape or square) |
+| `mb_001.txt` to `mb_197.txt` | the caption of each image, same name (the kohya convention, read by the notebooks) |
+| `metadata.csv` | `file_name`, `text` (the caption), `source`, `source_url`: what the dataset viewer and `load_dataset` read |
+| `sources.csv` | per image: size, caption, source, source URL, original file name, and processing notes |
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+ds = load_dataset("spearb0lt/Indian-Matchbox-Labels", split="train")   # columns: image, text, source, source_url
+```
+
+## Captions
+
+Each caption describes the **content and the printed text**, not the style, so that a LoRA's
+trigger word, not ordinary words, absorbs the look. The shape is
+`a matchbox label, <what is shown>, <background colour>, headline '<main word>', text '<other printed text>'`:
+
+> a matchbox label, a white lion lying on a blue ribbon in front of a yellow sunburst, red
+> background, headline 'LION', text 'Safety Matches Best Quality' and 'Pugalgiri Match Works, Dindigul'
+
+Text in Indian scripts is named (for example "Malayalam lettering at the top") rather than
+transcribed.
+
+## Sources and processing
+
+| source | images |
+|---|---|
+| Wikimedia Commons (scans from the MatchboxPosters collection) | 131 |
+| Internet Archive (matchboxpostersarchive) | 46 |
+| collected from other websites (original site not recorded) | 20 |
+
+* **Upscaling.** Most originals are small scans, so 186 images were upscaled 2x or 4x with
+  `caidas/swin2SR-compressed-sr-x4-48` followed by Lanczos resizing; 11 are at their original size.
+  Each image's note in `sources.csv` says which.
+* **Cropping.** Two images were cropped to the label.
+* **Duplicates.** Checked with SHA-256, a perceptual hash and DINO image embeddings; none remain.
+
+## Licence and intended use
+
+The labels are historical commercial prints. Where the source file name gives a date, it is mostly
+"circa 1940s" (103 images), with some "circa 1920s" (17), "mid-century" (15) and "1960s" (2); 60
+have no date. These dates come from the uploaders and were not verified. Their copyright status has
+not been verified: the Wikimedia Commons and Internet Archive items carry the uploaders' own
+licence statements, and the 20 images from other websites have unknown rights. The dataset is
+shared **for research and education only**; check the rights of individual images before any
+other use. The per-image `source_url` lets you do that.

mb_126.txt

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+a matchbox label, a yellow bird on a branch under a tree, light blue background, headline 'KURUVY', text 'Safety Matches' and 'Lotus Match Works Sivakasi'

mb_127.txt

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+a matchbox label, a big yellow flower with green leaves, dark blue background, Hindi headline 'Phool', text 'United Match Company Kadambur'

mb_128.txt

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+a matchbox label, a giraffe standing on green grass, teal sky, headline 'GIRAFFE', text 'Jayakar Match Works Srivilliputtur'

mb_129.txt

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+a matchbox label, a large yellow sunflower with green leaves, red background, headline 'SUNFLOWER', text 'The Standard Match Industries Sivakasi'

mb_130.txt

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+a matchbox label, yellow and blue flowers in a vase, red background, headline 'NILAM', text 'J.B. Santdas & Co. Bajwada-Baroda' and Tamil text

mb_131.txt

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+a matchbox label, a horse's head inside an oval, grey-blue background, headline 'THE HORSE HEAD', the Wimco logo, text 'Made in India' and 'Safety Matches'

mb_132.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman in heavy jewellery resting her cheek on her hand, blue background, the name 'Gauhar Jan' along both sides, 'Made in Austria' in the corner

mb_133.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman in a white veil with a gold necklace and a nose ring, yellow background, text 'No 5021' and 'Safety matches made in Sweden'

mb_134.txt

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+a matchbox label, a smiling woman with flowers in her hair inside an oval frame, headline 'My Lady', text 'Mani Match Works Devakottai', 'Safety Matches', 'Price Re 0.06'

mb_135.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman in a blue sari standing beside a table with a potted plant, headline 'Indian Beauty', text 'Safety matches made in Sweden'

mb_136.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman dancing on a stage with red curtains while seated men watch, headline 'Baijee', the Wimco logo, text 'Safety matches made in India'

mb_137.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman in a red sari with a pearl necklace and large earrings, text 'The Bengalen' and 'Made in Austria' along the sides

mb_138.txt

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+a matchbox label, a young man in a red military jacket with a sash and a medal, headline 'Raja Matches', 'RMW' in a diamond, text 'Raja Match Works Wadakancheri'

mb_139.txt

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+a matchbox label, a pink cartoon elephant holding a ball on a yellow background, the word 'Appu' in English, Hindi and Telugu, Om symbols in the corners, text 'Safety matches' and 'Super Deluxe'

mb_140.txt

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+a matchbox label, a bearded warrior in a red turban and red coat in profile inside an oval, headline 'Sivaji', text 'Price Re 0-06'

mb_141.txt

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+a matchbox label, a leaping tiger with a basket, blue and red stripes behind, text 'Safety Match' and 'Seisfisha & Co'

mb_142.txt

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+a matchbox label, a green cat sitting on a cushion in front of red curtains, headline 'Jolly Cat', text 'Rajam Match Industries Sattur' and 'Price Re 0-06'

mb_143.txt

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+a matchbox label, a matchbox inside a circle with sun rays, headline 'Good Luck' in an arc, text 'Safety matches' and 'Muthuramalingam Match Works, Sattur'

mb_144.txt

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+a matchbox label, a big red key on a yellow background, 'Chavi' in English and Hindi, swastika symbols in the corners, text 'Superior quality', 'Damp-proof', 'Tenzing Match Works', 'Safety match'

mb_145.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman in a blue veil and red blouse with a bindi and a pearl necklace, headline 'The Sundari', text 'Safety matches made in Sweden'

mb_146.txt

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+a matchbox label, a boy in a white cap and red waistcoat with folded hands, headline 'Namasthai', text 'Price Re 0-0-9' and 'Safety matches'

mb_147.txt

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+a matchbox label, a woman in a red sari holding a flower in a garden of rose bushes, headline 'The Girl', the Wimco logo, text 'Safety matches made in India'

mb_148.txt

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+a matchbox label, a cartoon tiger standing upright on its hind legs, text 'Safety matches' and 'Mohamed H. Ebrahim Bombay 3'

mb_149.txt

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+a matchbox label, a lion standing on a rock inside a yellow circle, red background, headline 'Indian Lion', text 'Safety matches' and 'Siriapushpam Match Works Kalugumalai'