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).
De Ruyter's fleet before the wind, 9-19 August 1665. This is an unsigned, long, horizontal format drawing. The horizon is low and the majority of activity takes place towards the left of the composition. There is a starboard quarter view of de Ruyter
1665
National Maritime Museum
Five fishing vessels on shore with figures at work, including one with mast lowered and one small vessel with leeboard reversed and figure in water working on ship's side. Anchors and dog in foreground. original art: drawing
19 Aug 1843
National Maritime Museum
HB Sketches No.873. Sailing before the wind, with breakers ahead. A narrow escape (caricature). Print
19 Aug 1846
National Maritime Museum
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Lysekil, Svenska Torpedbåtarne N.57577 fr. sidan
(Freke, Agne, Agda) 19/8 1899".
19 August 1899
Bohusläns museum
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Lysekil, Svenska Torpedbåtarne Nr 7577 fr.sidan
(Agne, Agda) 19/8 1899".
19 August 1899
Bohusläns museum
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Lysekil, Svenske Torpedbåten N.71 (Bygve) från sidan 2:dra klass 19/8 1899".
19 August 1899
Bohusläns museum
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Arkösund. Järnvägsbanken 19/8 1900." ::
19 August 1900
Bohusläns museum
Scenes at Asbury Park, where they are preparing for their Annual Baby Parade this month (LOC)
Taken 19 Aug 1906
The Library of Congress
Porträtt av Elisabeth Ihre med sonen Gösta ( från Visby) i Anneberg. Foto: morfar.
19 August 1912
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Gewichtangabe bei Brot - Kundmachung - Aussig
19 August 1914
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO FRANCE, AUGUST-OCTOBER 1914
19 August 1914
Imperial War Museum
Able Seaman Harold Joyner 214616, H.M. Submarine E.13.
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Robert Thomas Smart 235782, H.M. Submarine E.13
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Gordon Pemberton Leach , Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Flight Commander Charles Herbert Collet , Royal Naval Air Service
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Johan Johansson med familj.
Olof Jonssons text: "Kleven (Intagan)"
Dottern Helga Eleonora, Hjärtum 1902-04-05, Ida Augusta Andersdotter, Hjärtum 1862-02-08, Johan Johansson, Hjärtum 1852-10-10, osäkert vem av sönerna som
19 August 1915
Vänersborgs museum
Leading Seaman Henry Thomas Pedder 227585, H.M. Submarine E.13.
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant William Gainer Marshall. Unit: 1st (N.M.) Brigade, 46th Division, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 19 August 1915 Western Front
Died 19 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Ordinary Telegraphist Ernest Stuart Charles Holt J26522, H.M. Submarine E.13.
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Petty Officer William George Warren 238632, H.M. Submarine E.13.
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Percival John Aldous 160. Unit: B Company, 14th Battalion, 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1915 Gallipoli Dardanelles
Died 19 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Stoker 1st Class Thomas Charles Greenwood K5440, HM Submarine E13
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Walter Albert Yearsley K3223, H.M. Submarine E.13.
Died 19 August 1915
Lives of the First World War
THE SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL G H COOKE IN THE EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN 1914 - 1918
19 August 1915
Imperial War Museum
Acting Corporal George Williams 10526, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
BRITISH LIGHT CRUISER FALMOUTH SINKING IN THE NORTH SEA AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE.
19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Frank Waker Harris. Unit: 5th Battalion, attached to the 57th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1916, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Herbert Townsing 3853, 4th Australian Pioneers
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Percy David Mansfield 4256. Unit: 7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1916 Western Front
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Francis Blake Cameron , Cameron Highlanders
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Allan Edmund Betts 1810. Unit: 4th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1916, Western Front.
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Cecil Vere Bynoe 10856, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Wood 18682, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Claude William Brown 2784. Unit: 6th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1916, Pozieres, Somme, Western Front.
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Edward Maldwyn Jones 37105, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Turner 6857, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry John Williams. Unit: 12th Battalion (late 7th Reinforcements to 26th Battalion), Australian Infantry. Death: 19 August 1916 Reported ‘Missing’. Officially reported killed Jul 1917 Western Front
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Michael John Hogan 200324, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Glyn Gough Williams 40044, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 19 August 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Victor Steward Hope 3546A. Unit: 6th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1916, missing in action at Pozieres, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
Sergeant William Wallace Campbell. Unit: 12th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 August 1916 to 22 August 1916, killed in action, Mouquet Farm, Somme, Western Front.
Died 19 August 1916
Imperial War Museum
The troopship KAROOLA about to embark from Melbourne, WW1
Taken 19 Aug 1916
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Corporal Alfred Huggins 19092, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Arthur Dickenson 34311, 124th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Edgar Kentish Turnbull 348855, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Henry William Wakefield 124748, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles James Frampton G/14378, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frank Blamphin Tipping , Royal Flying Corps
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Bowman 29047, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charlie Gatward 26243, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Francis Collicott 10518, Army Cyclist Corps
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert Elliott 203302, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 August 1917
Lives of the First World War