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).
Paris. Medici Fountain, Gardens of the Palais du Luxembourg
Taken some time in 1857
Cornell University Library
Porträtt av Carl Emil Melcher Bolivar von Warnstedt, löjtnant vid Smålands grenadjärbataljon I 7.
1 January 1857
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Porträtt av Eric Thorbjörn Morén, kapten vid Ingenjörkåren, sedemera Fortifikationen.
1 January 1857
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Porträtt av Johan Gustaf Staël von Holstein, kadett vid Krigsskolan Karlberg, sedemera ryttmästare vid Skånska dragonregementet K 6.
1 January 1857
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Porträtt av Tage Julius Engelbert Silfverskjöld, underlöjtnant vid Älvsborgs regemente I 15.
1 January 1857
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
portrait of two men holding slate, upon which is written the date, Jan. 8, 1857
Taken some time in 1857
George Eastman Museum
Pyramiderna i Egypten. Fotograf Beato, Antonio Felicio.
Fotografiet inköpt av C.G. Wittenström.
1 January 1857
Tekniska museet
Rättvikskarl och kulla i kyrkdräkt på sommaren. Efter teckning av J.W. Wallander, 1857.
1 January 1857
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Engineers' and Pilots' Licenses from the St. Louis Custom House, 01/08/1857 (Reverse)
Taken 8 Jan 1857
The U.S. National Archives
7 coupons, Verschijnende 15 Februarij (in verschillende jaartallen), strekkende ter voldoening van een jaar rente van een aandeel, groot f. 100,- in de Negotiatie voor den aanleg van den Grindweg van Zutphen op Emmerik; 1 coupon ter bekoming van Nieuwe Co
15 February 1857
Stadsmuseum Harderwijk
Porträtt av Johan Gustaf Stael von Holstein, löjtnant vid Skånska dragonregementet K 6. Se även AMA.0007545.
25 February 1857
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Message of President James Buchanan nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1857
Taken 6 Mar 1857
The U.S. National Archives
The Mary White life boat rescuing the crew of the American Ship the Northern Belle. Hand-coloured lithograph, after a painting by James Wilson Carmichael.
31 Mar 1857
National Maritime Museum
H.M. Steam Frigate Bulldog steaming into Kioge Bay with Her Britannic Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen on board - The Bearer of the Declaration of War with Russia by England. Hand-coloured.
17 Apr 1857
National Maritime Museum
The attack on Tung Chow? 27 May 1857. Bound with PAG3626-PAG3634, PAG3636-PAG3650.; Medium includes graphite.
27 May 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Pula, Bay of Cagliari, June 1857' [Sardinia]. No. 16 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The fourth of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's
June 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Ruins of Theatre at Nora. Coast at Pula, Bay of Cagliari, Sardinia, June 1857'. No. 15 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The third of a series of drawings
June 1857
National Maritime Museum
Naval action, Fatshan Creek, 1 June 1857. Stored loose in album with PAI1796-PAI1929, PAI1931-PAI1933.
1 Jun 1857
National Maritime Museum
Right-hand side of sketch of naval action in Fatshan Creek, with inscription, 'Fatshan Creek June 1st 1857' (continued from previous page). Bound with PAF2395-PAF2414, PAF2416-PAF2463.
1857
National Maritime Museum
'Cape Bon, June 6th 1857' [Tunisia]. No. 13 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The first of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's summer cru
6 June 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Tunis Bay, site of Carthage, June 10th 1857' [Tunisia]. No. 14 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The second of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fl
10 June 1857
National Maritime Museum
To T. Wilkinson Tetley, Esquire. This print of his Celebrated Cutter Yacht Surprise 20 Tons, winning the Grand Challenge Cup of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, July 1st 1856.... Medium includes gum arabic.
18 Jun 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Quarries near Carrara, July 1857' [Italy]. No. 18 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The sixth of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's sum
July 1857
National Maritime Museum
Pomone (1845). Scale: 1:10. Plan showing a triple-branched, two-bladed propeller, as fitted to Pomone (1845), a 36-gun French screw Frigate.
July 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Florence from hotel window on the Lung' Arno, July 1st 1857' [Italy]. No. 17 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The fifth of a series of drawings of Lo
1 July 1857
National Maritime Museum
Groepsportret van de familie Asser, met Marie Eugène Bour, de schoonzonen Wertheim en Mussche en vriend van de fotograaf in zijn tuin
4 July 1857
Rijksmuseum
'Fortress of Monjuich [Montjuïc], Barcelona, July 30th 1857' [Spain]. No. 19 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The seventh of a series of drawings of t
30 July 1857
National Maritime Museum
Notary Form with Seal for John Karl, 08/10/1857 (Reverse)
Taken 10 Aug 1857
The U.S. National Archives
'Malaga, Augt 14th 1857' [Spain]. No. 20 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The seventh of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's summer crui
14 August 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Europa Point, Gibraltar, Augt 29th 1857'. No. 21 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The eighth of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's sum
29 August 1857
National Maritime Museum
Loch Carron Sep 1857 showing a grounded rowing boat with a tarpaulin. Drawing
Sep 1857
National Maritime Museum
Rotslandschap met zicht op Neurathen en Steinschleuder in de Säksische Schweiz
7 September 1857
Rijksmuseum
A pair of Topi, dated 22 Sept 1857. Mounted with PAE5614-PAE5615.
22 Sep 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Fort and village of Navarino [Pylos], Septr. 26th 1857' [Greece]. No. 22 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The ninth of a series of drawings of the Mediter
26 September 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Navarino [Pylos], Septr 26th 1857' [Greece]. No. 23 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The tenth of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's
26 September 1857
National Maritime Museum
The Screw Steam Ship 'Australasian' belonging to the European and Australian Royal Mail Company. Inscribed: "The Screw Steam Ship "Australasian" 2800 tons - 700 Horse Power. Belonging to the European and Australian Royal Mail Comp
Oct 1857
National Maritime Museum
Venice, Trabaccoli inscr 'Trabaccoli from my window' (Oct 1857). Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resul
October 1857
National Maritime Museum
Topi, ' Murano ' with details of fishing gear. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his t
2 October 1857
National Maritime Museum
Letter from New Orleans Collector F. H. Hatch to Honorable Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, 10/09/1857 (Front)
Taken 9 Oct 1857
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from New Orleans Collector F. H. Hatch to Honorable Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, 10/09/1857 (Reverse)
Taken 9 Oct 1857
The U.S. National Archives
'Corfu, Octr. 12th 1857' [Greece]. No. 24 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The eleventh of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's summer cr
12 October 1857
National Maritime Museum
Details of Bragozzi with colour plan of sails and details of foredeck with baskets, wooden tubs and a shoe. original art: drawing
16 Oct 1857
National Maritime Museum
Bow and stern views of Bragozzo with details of a sail, an old sail, and a tower. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawing
16-19 Oct 1857
National Maritime Museum
'Fort of Suda [Souda], and entrance to Suda Bay, Candia [Crete], Octr. 24th 1857'. No. 25 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The twelfth and last of a series
24 October 1857
National Maritime Museum
Inspector of Boilers Certificate for the Steam Vessel Paratarie, 1857
Taken some time in Nov 1857
The U.S. National Archives
Inspector of Hulls Certificate for the Steam Vessel Barataria, 1857
Taken some time in Nov 1857
The U.S. National Archives