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).
John Adams, alias John Wilkinson (b. 1762), Greenwich Pensioner, boatswain's mate of the 'Agamemnon' while commanded by Nelson 8 Apr 1793 - 16 Sep 1798. Mounted with letter from artist. This is one of two versions of this portrait of the fo
June 1840
National Maritime Museum
Phaeton (1848). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the hold with sections through stations at A, B, C, D illustrating the barrel stowage, magazine, water tanks and stores for Phaeton (1848), a 50-gun large Frigate. The ship was built at Deptford but completed at
8 April 1850
National Maritime Museum
Phaeton (1848). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the main deck illustrating the tiller ropes, shot layout and fittings for Phaeton (1848), a 50-gun large Frigate. The ship was built at Deptford but completed at Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by Sameul Read [Mast
8 April 1850
National Maritime Museum
Phaeton (1848). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck illustrating the details of the store rooms for Phaeton (1848), a 50-gun large Frigate. The ship was built at Deptford but completed at Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by Samuel Read [Master Shipwrigh
8 April 1850
National Maritime Museum
A catted anchor inscribed ' Porter's anchor improved Trotman'. S.S. Delta. Mounted with PAE6442.
8 Apr 1861
National Maritime Museum
The anchor windlass, companionway and pump of a steamer (S.S. Delta 8 Apr 1861). Inscribed 'Bow of a steamer'. Mounted with PAE6443.
8 Apr 1861
National Maritime Museum
The Lady Franklin Sound Sledge Party prior to departure from Discovery.. Lt. Robert Archer of Discovery led the 12-man sledge Westward Ho to determine the continuity of Grant Land, as well as deciding whether Lady Franklin Strait is a bay, fiord or channe
8 April 1876
National Maritime Museum
Lok nr 1 "HULTENHEIM" byggt 1869 vid Hatcham Ironworks, London, enligt Fairlies patent. Loket, fortfarande med originalpanna, exploderade den 8 april 1902 kl 11.25 inne i verkstaden i Eksjö. En ångpanneexplosion är mycket ovanlig
8 April 1902
Tekniska museet
"May American manhood be sturdy as the oak" - President Roosevelt planting a tree, Fort Worth, Texas.
Taken 8 Apr 1905
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
President Roosevelt meeting his fellow Americans - speaking at Fort Worth, Texas.
Taken 8 Apr 1905
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)
Taken 8 Apr 1913
The U.S. National Archives
Captain Gerald Charles Binsteed MC. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Death: 08 April 1915 Le Gheer Western Front
Died 8 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Harold George Copsey 93822, Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Patmore 16310, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 8 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William H Southerton 22734, Worcestershire Regiment
Died 8 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant William Dering Stainbank , Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 April 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner John Russell Whatling 86559, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Thomas Richard Carter 70697, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Walter E Haylett 79091, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant R A Logan. Unit: Royal Flying Corps.. Death: 08 April 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 8 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Mensen temidden van rotsblokken aan de oever van een rivier in Nederlands-Indië met Pasen
8 April 1917
Rijksmuseum
Pioneer George William Burroughs 222210, Royal Engineers
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Willie Dredge S/16350, Royal Highlanders
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis John Bond 4763. Unit: 12th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 April 1917 Boursirs Western Front. Son of Richard and Rose Bond, of Ranelagh, Huon, Tasmania.
Died 8 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Harry Bingham 200600, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Glendinning Jemison 2178. Unit: 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 08 April 1917 Western Front.
Died 8 April 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private William G Calder 531538, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Harry Edward Burnham 7388, London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Keith Ingleby MacKenzie , Royal Flying Corps
Died 8 April 1917
Lives of the First World War
Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Alfred C Wootton 9716, Bedfordshire Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Francis Alfred Mills 43319, Manchester Regiment
Died 8 April 1918
Lives of the First World War
Deux membres de l\'élite locale, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 583
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Entrée de la gendarmerie, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 585
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La grande place, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 584
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La porte de Médine, Bab al-Madina, Yanbu, Arabie, A 15 581 S
8 avril 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine