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).
H.M. Gunboat Snake Lieut. Commander H. McKillop engaging Russian Steamers under Yeni Kali Batteries 24th May 1855. Hand-coloured.
16 Aug 1855
National Maritime Museum
'Church and Belfry at Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' [Finland]. No. 3 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Hogland Island lies in the Gulf of Finland, due south of K
24 August 1855
National Maritime Museum
'Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' [Finland]. No. 4 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Fold-out panoramic drawing on two joined sheets, the right one stuck down on the album page, which is captioned by the artist below the image, as ti
24 August 1855
National Maritime Museum
Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855. The artist took part in A.C. Gregory's expedition to North Australia, to record its activities in drawings and watercolours. This oil painting
1868
National Maritime Museum
Burning of the Government Buildings at Kertch. 9th June 1855.
Taken 28 Aug 1855
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Slight sketches of French steamers Caton, Brandon and Fulton, Sea of Azov, Kerpic 1 Sep 1855. Drawing
Sep 1855
National Maritime Museum
Coastal view four miles north-eastward of the Reskar Lighthouse, Baro Sound, Finland. No. 6 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, 'Four miles N.E. ward of the Reskar Lighthous
5 September 1855
National Maritime Museum
Forte (1858). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the main deck for Forte (1858), 51-gun wooden screw frigate. The plan was originally drawn for Chesapeake (1855), Forte (1858) and Aurora (1861), but this version was sent to Deptford Dockyard for building Forte.
February 1855, re dated 5 September 1855
National Maritime Museum
Seaflower (1830). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile, upper deck and lower deck with hold for Seaflower (1830), a 4-gun Cutter, as fitted for a Survey Vessel.
Signed by Richard Abethell [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1852-1861].
18 September 1855
National Maritime Museum
Drawing of a gun emplacement inscribed 'Gun enfilading the ditch of the Redan'. Mounted with PAG3516.; Bound with PAG3512-PAG3514, PAG3516-PAG3625 with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes graphite.
23 Sep 1855
National Maritime Museum
Drawing of burning town inscribed Tribune off Sevastopol 30th Sept 1855', showing Fort St Nicholas, Fort Alexander and (illegible). Bound with PAG3512-PAG3516, PAG3518-PAG3625 with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes g
Sep 1855
National Maritime Museum
British Army encampment with a fleet off shore inscribed ' Landing at Kinburn October 1855' showing HMS Tribune and the British fleet. Bound with PAG3512-PAG3519, PAG3521-PAG3625 with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium in
Oct 1855
National Maritime Museum
Fortress of Otchahoff and forts blowing up. Mounted with PAG3522.; Bound with PAG3512-PAG3522, PAG3524-PAG3625; with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes graphite.
Oct 1855
National Maritime Museum
The Interior of the Redan. Taken from Its Left Face, Looking Towards the Salient Angle, Looking South.
Taken 8 Oct 1855
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Gun emplacement inscribed ' Kinburn 18 October 1855' and ' Spit Fort engaged by HMS Tribune Curacao & Terrible '. Bound with PAG3512-PAG3520, PAG3522-PAG3625 with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes
Oct 1855
National Maritime Museum
Ochamseer - Omer Pasha inspecting troops at landing, 25 Oct 1855. Drawing
25 Oct 1855
National Maritime Museum