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).
'Royal Escape' (1792). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth, and full deck plan for 'Royal Escape' (1792), a 62ft single-masted sailing Lighter,
circa December 1792
National Maritime Museum
80ft Water Vessel (1796). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a two-masted 80ft water vessel designed by Sir Samuel Bentham, and built at Tor Point near Plymouth.
Signed by Brigad
20 December 1796
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (purchased 1803). No scale (probably 1:48). Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle (with the waist) for Intrepid, prior to being renamed as Devastation (1803) and converted to an 8-gun Bomb Vessel. The plan illustrates the removal of th
20 December 1803
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (purchased 1803). No scale (probably 1:48). Plan showing the upper deck illustrating the bomb beds on the Intrepid prior to being renamed Devastation (purchased 1803) and converted to an 8-gun Bomb Vessel.
Signed by Henry Peake [Master Shipw
20 December 1803
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (purchased 1803). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile illustrating the two bomb beds on the Intrepid prior to being renamed Devastation (purchased 1803) and converted to an 8-gun Bomb Vessel.
Signed by Henry Peake [Master Shipwrigh
20 December 1803
National Maritime Museum
Colossus (1882); Edinburgh (1882). Scale 1:24. A plan showing a partial midship section and a partial section outside the citadel for the Colossus class turret ships HMS Colossus (1882) and HMS Edinburgh (1882). The plan relates to Edinburgh while she wa
December 1878
National Maritime Museum
Colossus (1882); Edinburgh (1882). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth of the Colossus class turret ships HMS Colossus (1882) and HMS Edinburgh (1882). . The plan relates to Edinburgh while she was still nominal
December 1878
National Maritime Museum
Petition for the Establishment of a Roads Department, 12/20/1893 (photograph 1 of 2)
Taken 20 Dec 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Petition for the Establishment of a Roads Department, 12/20/1893 (photograph 2 of 2)
Taken 20 Dec 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Christmas tide is come again and Santa Claus holds the centre of the stage (LOC)
Taken 20 Dec 1903
The Library of Congress
Uncle Sam's Secret Service seems to have a powerful attraction for young men (LOC)
Taken 20 Dec 1908
The Library of Congress
Dévots au temple Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 176 S
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Dévots au temple Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 70 575 XS
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Galerie supérieure du puits de Dada Harir ni Vav (puits souterrain à escaliers), Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 180
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Galeries souterraines du puits de Dada Hari Vav (puits souterrain à escaliers), Ahmadabad, Indes, A 70 577
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La mosquée Bai Harir du complexe de Dada Harir ni Vav (puits souterrain à escaliers), Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 181
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le fort Bhadra, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 182
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 175
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 70 573 X
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 70 574 X
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'entrée du temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 412
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Officiant au temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 177
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Pavillon à coupole marquant l\'entrée du puits de Dada Harir ni Vav (puits souterrain à escaliers), Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 179
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Un groupe d\'hommes, de femmes et d\'enfants dans la cour du temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 410
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Une femme en sari au temple jaïn Hathi Singh, Ahmadabad, Indes, A 4 411
20 décembre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Captain Angus Alan Macgregor Charles , Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Arthur Montagu Rundall , 1/4th Gurkha Rifles
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Arthur Montagu Rundall. Unit: 1st/4th Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. Death: 20 December 1914 Festubert Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Barrington Hope Baird. Unit: 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 20 December 1914 Fesubert-Givenchy Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Cecil David Woodburn Bamberger. Unit: Royal Engineers, 7th (Meerut) Division, Indian Army. Death: 20 December 1914 Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles Henry Murray St. Clair. Unit: 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Rosshire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s). Death: 20 December 1914 Killed in action in the trenches near La Bassee in the North of France Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Henry Ironside Money , 1/1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Henry Ironside Money MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, 1st King Georges Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment). Death: 20 December 1914 Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Jestyn Llewellyn Mansel. Unit: 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royals). Death: 20 December 1914 Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Leo Creagh. Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 20 December 1914 to 21 December 1914 Killed in action near Givenchy Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Malcolm Arthur Russell Bell. Unit: 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force), Indian Army. Death: 20 December 1914 Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Robert Charles Byam Yates. Unit: ECompany, 1st Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Contingent. Death: 20 December 1914 Missing at Givenchy 20th December 1914 aged 36 Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Wilfred Picton-Warlow. Unit: Welsh Regiment and Flight Commander, Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing. Death: 20 December 1914 Missing Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain William Henry Veitch Cameron , Highland Light Infantry
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain William Henry Veitch Cameron. Unit: 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 20 December 1914 Killed in action near Festubert Western Front. Son of Sir Ewen Cameron, K.C.M.G., and Lady Cameron.
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Honorary Captain Charles Henry Murray St Clair , Seaforth Highlanders
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Frederick Robinson 8617, 3rd (King's Own) Hussars
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Harold Augustus Rupert Tooley. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Militia (Light Infantry), attached 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Death: 20 December 1914 Missing in action Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Henry Raymond Syndercombe Bower. Unit: 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 20 December 1914 Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Roger Ludovic Moore MID. Unit: 1st Battalion Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry). Death: 20 December 1914 Flanders Western Front shot in the spine while visiting his sentries
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major Alec Gardiner. Unit: Royal Engineers. Death: 20 December 1914, Givenchy, Western Front. Commemorated on the La Touret Memorial.
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major H W R Potter. Unit: 129th Duke of Connaught’s Baluchis, Indian Contingent. Death: 20 December 1914 Missing
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major Thomas Francis Murray. Unit: 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 20 December 1914 Missing at Festubert-Givenchy Western Front
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private James Goodhead 2371, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private William Edward Luckhurst L/9920, East Kent Regiment
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private William Tees 2340, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edward Gearey , Cameron Highlanders
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edward Gearey. Unit: 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, attached to the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 20 December 1914, Festubert, Western Front. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Gerard Ribton Gore , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 20 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Gerard Ribton Gore. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 20 December 1914, Western Front.
Died 20 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Erzeugung und Vertrieb von Brot und Gebäck - Verordnung - Graz
20 December 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Lance Corporal George Wild 8668, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Leonard Henry Druett 1689, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales Civil Service Rifles)
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Evelyn Fairfax Meadows Frost , Highland Light Infantry
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Sebright Edward Coffin. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots. Death: 20 December 1915 Killed in action Western Front
Died 20 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Daniel Evans 33079, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Edward Jefferies 12190, Somerset Light Infantry
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Henry Brien 446314, Canadian Infantry
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank George Matthews 2613, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private James Cullumbine 2708, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private John Comber 1907, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Rowland Pearson 3016, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Walter William Whittaker 1819, Cheshire Regiment
Died 20 December 1915
Lives of the First World War