This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
Angle nord-ouest de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 443
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Boyaux ou tranchées, place Nicolas Bergier au fond le chevet de l\'église Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 435
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Entreprise en ruine, rue Eugène Desteuque, au fond le chevet de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 422
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Femmes déménageant, place Nicolas Bergier, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 437
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La maison des musiciens, rue Tambour, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 428
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La rue Laurent Déramez en ruine, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 438
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La statue de Jeanne D\'arc sur le parvis de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 416
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Leading Telegraphist Harold Victor Edwin Vizer J18237, HMS Laforey
Died 23 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Les ruines d\'une usine et débris de machines industrielles, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 425
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les ruines d\'une usine et débris de machines industrielles, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 426
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ligne de défense, place Nicolas Bergier, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 436
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Maison partiellement détruite pendant un bombardement, rue de Cernay, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 432
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Maison partiellement détruite pendant un bombardement, rue de Cernay, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 433
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Maisons affaissée suite à un bombardement, rue de Strasbourg, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 431
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Maisons moyenâgeuses, place du Marché, actuelle place du Forum, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 429
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Miss Rosa L Bulmer, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 23 March 1917.
Died 23 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Poilu déménageant, rue de l\'Université (aujourd\'hui rue du Grand Credo), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 427
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Portrait de Monsieur Huart, gardien de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 439
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Portrait de Monsieur Huart, gardien de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 440
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Alfred George Ashford 28391, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 23 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edmund Pinder 441, British West Indies Regiment
Died 23 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Gerald Townend 43175, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 23 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Restes du cloître des Cordeliers après les bombardements, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 442
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines dans le quartier de l\'Université, au fond le chevet de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 418
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines dans le quartier de l\'Université, au fond le chevet de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 419
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines dans le quartier de l\'Université, au fond le chevet de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 420
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines du Mont de piété, rue de la Grue, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 421
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la Grue, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 434
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue des Filles-Dieu, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 441
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue Eugène Desteuque, au fond la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 423
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue Saint-Symphorien, au fond le chevet de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 424
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines, place Royale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 430
23 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Second Lieutenant Philip Sellers , Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps
Died 23 March 1917
Lives of the First World War