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).
The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739. The capture of Porto Bello (properly Puerto Bello) was part of a campaign known as 'The War of Jenkins' Ear', which was fought against Spain in the West Indian colonies and was in effect an ear
1740
National Maritime Museum
The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739. This painting is based on an engraving from a more contemporary painting by Samuel Scott (see PAH7667). In the summer of 1739, during a debate in the House of Commons relating to the deteriorating situation w
1838
National Maritime Museum
The Honble Charles Brown Esqr who Commanded in ye Second Post, at the Takeing Porto-Bello, on the 21st of Novr 1739 by Vice Admiral Vernon and led the Attack in His Majties ship the Hampton Court. Print
1740
National Maritime Museum
The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 21 November 1759: the Day After. A painting showing the day after the Battle of Quiberon Bay. This was the most important and decisive naval encounter during the Seven Years War, 1756-63. It resulted in the destruction of the F
1760
National Maritime Museum
Niger (1759). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the upper deck, lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Niger (1759), a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off/fitted? prior to sailing for Jamaica.
Signed by John Henslow [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Docky
21 November 1777
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Sr Horatio Nelson K.B. giving the command of... Vanguard, to Captn Berry after having received a Wound on the Head.... Hand-coloured.; Plate 425.
21 Nov 1798
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord Nelson, giving his last Orders to Cap. Hardy, of the Victory after he was mortally wounded. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting Nelson on the deck of 'Victory', supported by a marine to the left and a sailor to the right. A
21 November 1805
National Maritime Museum
Nautical Dispute (caricature). Three Greenwich Pensioners, one with a peg-leg, disputing the points of a sea action round a tavern table, using the broken stems of clay pipes as ships (a common factor in various similar prints). Two sit on plain Windsor c
21 November 1827
National Maritime Museum
The barque 'Belzoni' entering the Harbour of Port Louis, Mauritius, Nov 1827. Inscribed: "The Belzoni. Andrew Talbert Commander, entering the Harbour of Port Louis, Mauritius, Novr 1827. Dedicated with permission Messrs Dunbar & Sons, b
21 Nov 1832
National Maritime Museum
Attack and capture of St Jean D'Acre by a combined squadron under Adm Sir Robert Stopford, 3rd Novr 1840. Signed by artist and dated, on reverse.
21 Nov 1840
National Maritime Museum
The Iron Steam Yacht Peterhoff, 416 Tons Built for H.I.M. the Emperor of Russia, by C J Mare & Co of Blackwall. Hand-coloured.
21 Nov 1850
National Maritime Museum
Benedenmond van de doorgraving, gezien van het midden op den Regter Rijnoever
21 November 1871
Rijksmuseum
A service held in memory of those fallen in the second army, at the cemetery outside the east gate of Kinchow: the salute of the first cavalry battalion
21 November 1894
Rijksmuseum
Attack of the first artillery regiment, S. of Shihtsuytse, at Port Arthur
21 November 1894
Rijksmuseum
Explosion and burning of the powder-magazine on the Sungshoo forts, Port Arthur
21 November 1894
Rijksmuseum
Rally of the Chinese troops who had been routed by the first infantry regiment near Fongheatun, W. of Port Arthur
21 November 1894
Rijksmuseum
The attack of the mountain artillery train near Fongheatun, W. of Port Arthur
21 November 1894
Rijksmuseum
Fotografens notering: "Landberg Henny, Stenungsund. Den 21 Nov 1904".
21 November 1904
Bohusläns museum
William Wade alias Nursay, arrested for stealing money
Taken 21 Nov 1906
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Making and preserving the Thanksgiving proclamations of our Presidents (LOC)
Taken 21 Nov 1909
The Library of Congress
Lieutenant Alexander Logan Maxwell Moffat. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Death: 21 November 1914 Near Basra Mesopotamia
Died 21 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Edgar Leake Wateridge. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Death: 21 November 1914 Killed in Action near Bethune shot at close range while attempting to locate an enemy sap-head at night. Western Front
Died 21 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Eric Carr Liptrott. Unit: 6th Battalion, JAT Light Infantry, Indian army. Death: 21 November 1914 At Festubert Western Front
Died 21 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Ronald Mortimer Slater , Worcestershire Regiment
Died 21 November 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ronald Mortimer Slater. Unit: 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 21 November 1914 Died of wounds in France Western Front
Died 21 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Ronald Mortimer Slater. Unit: 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Death: 21 November 1914 Died of wounds in France Western Front
Died 21 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Edward Claud Scott , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 21 November 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edward Claud Scott. Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery. Death: 21 November 1914 Killed in action near Armentieres Western Front
Died 21 November 1914
Imperial War Museum
Corporal James L Brown 572, British West Indies Regiment
Died 21 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Archibald Clement Thornton 57949, Canadian Infantry
Died 21 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Corporal George Harry Fennell G/5396, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Charles Victor Hensler J59673, HMS "Victory"
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edgar Carter 17459. Unit: 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 21 November 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Edward Darlington 17128, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest John Sweet 1999. Unit: D Company, 21st Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 21 November 1916 Died of wounds at 38 Clearing Station. Western Front
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private George Henry Dyson 9331, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Wippell 534. Unit: B Company, 21st Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 21 November 1916 Killed in Action at Flers Western Front
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Gilbert Burrington 703727, Canadian Infantry
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Reynolds Cash 3691, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Greenhalgh 15065, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Alexander William Thomas Pearson 5563, London Regiment
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Humphrey Ned Falcy , Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Humphrey Ned Falcy MC. Unit: 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 21 November 1916, Western Front.
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Serjeant Job Haines 491, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant William Sharpe 12423, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Pursey Frederick Short Z/1383, Royal Naval Division
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Thomas Gurlyn Jacob B4981, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Edward William Horner , 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Ewart Alan MacKintosh , Seaforth Highlanders
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Mademoiselle Millard, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 729
21 novembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Mademoiselle Millard, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 730 X
21 novembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Léon Bourgeois, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 724
21 novembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Monsieur Léon Bourgeois, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 12 725
21 novembre 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Bernard White 270215, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private James Robertshaw 202534, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John Reed Shaw 235198, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney Humphrey King 545015, 15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 21 November 1917
Lives of the First World War