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).
Zuilen van de Tempel van Jupiter en de tempel van Bacchus op de achtergrond te Baalbek
4 May 1862
Rijksmuseum
Petition from the Citizens of Farmington, Maine to Congress, 05/26/1862 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 26 May 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Photographische Afbeelding der Maan Uit: De toepassing der photographie op de sterrekunde, 1862 inv. nr. RP-F-H1845
5 June 1862
Rijksmuseum
To John C. Morice Esq. this print of his Cutter Yacht Marina 65 tons. In the Collision with the Prince of Wales off the Nore Lightship, in the Royal Thames Yacht Club 1st Class Match, May 23rd 1862.... Hand-coloured.
3 Jul 1862
National Maritime Museum
Letter from Sidney J. Norton to Ciran Barney, New York Collector of Customs, 08/09/1862 (Page 1)
Taken 9 Aug 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Sidney J. Norton to Ciran Barney, New York Collector of Customs, 08/09/1862 (Page 1)
Taken 9 Aug 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Sidney J. Norton to Ciran Barney, New York Collector of Customs, 08/09/1862 (Page 2)
Taken 9 Aug 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Sidney J. Norton to Ciran Barney, New York Collector of Customs, 08/09/1862 (Page 2)
Taken 9 Aug 1862
The U.S. National Archives
To Nelson Arnold, Esq. R. St George's Y.C... Cutter Yacht Atalanta 27 Tons Winning... at the Royal Northern Yacht Club Regatta, off Dunoon, July 9th 1861. Hand-coloured.
13 Aug 1862
National Maritime Museum
Clipper ship Walmer Castle 1200 Tons. Print entitled 'Clipper ship Walmer Castle 1200 Tons'. It is hand coloured.
27 Aug 1862
National Maritime Museum
Burleson County $1.00 (one dollar) county scrip
Taken some time in Sep 1862
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Clipper ship Lord Warden 1350 Tons. Print entitled 'Clipper ship Lord Warden 1350 Tons'. The print is coloured.
6 Sep 1862
National Maritime Museum
'The Fox House' inn, Longshaw, near Sheffield, Yorkshire and a drawing of the surrounding landscape which continues on PAI0953. No. 64 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Inscribed in the upper centre 'The Fox house 10 Sepr/62.'
‘The Fox
10 September 1862
National Maritime Museum
Landscape at Longshaw near Sheffield, Yorkshire, with 'The Fox House' inn. No. 65 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Inscribed in the upper right corner '------- and Fox House – Longshaw/10 Sepr 1862.'
‘The Fox House’ inn, b
10 September 1862
National Maritime Museum
Receipts for the sale of slaves in Tallahassee
Taken 16 Sep 1862
State Library and Archives of Florida
Collector Ciran Barney to S. P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, 09/18/1862
Taken 18 Sep 1862
The U.S. National Archives
The Clipper Screw Steamer Corcyra 791 Tons. The property of the Anglo Ionian Steam Navigation Company limited. Print
22 Sep 1862
National Maritime Museum
Venice, inscr 'Gave original to Mr Decimus Burton The Armenian Convent'. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawin
October 1862
National Maritime Museum
Boats on shore inscr. ' Lago di Como. Colico '. 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
1 October 1862
National Maritime Museum
Coaster's Manifest for the Brig Poinsett of Boston, 1862 (Page 3)
Taken some time in Oct 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Inscr ' Greek Brig entering the Port ', Venice dated 30 Oct 1862. original art: drawing
30 Oct 1862
National Maritime Museum
Clearance Certificate for the Brig Poinsett of Boston, 1862
Taken some time in Nov 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from M. M. Kimmy, U.S. Vice Consul in Monterrey, Mexico, 11/04/1862 (Front)
Taken 4 Nov 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from M. M. Kimmy, U.S. Vice Consul in Monterrey, Mexico, 11/04/1862 (Reverse)
Taken 4 Nov 1862
The U.S. National Archives