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).
Private Frederick Lapworth M2/046192, Army Service Corps
Died 2 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Aircraftman 1st Class Albert Parkes 160640, Royal Air Force
Died 4 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Jessie Nelson King , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 4 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Driver Ralph Edgar Bayers 248621, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 5 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Mark Henry Davey 9613, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 5 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Roy Cyril Rogers 4278, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 6 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Colour Serjeant Joseph Groom, D.C.M. 9865, 1st Shropshire Light Infantry
Died 7 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry B Ford 10419, South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 7 April 1919
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Regimental Serjeant Major James Edward Granger 30699, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 9 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Bernhard Brunick 2503576, Canadian Forestry Corps
Died 10 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Acting Corporal Edward Phillips 7731, Army Ordnance Corps
Died 12 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Raymond Seaton Taylor 625918, Honourable Artillery Company
Died 12 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 William George Butt 3450, Hampshire Regiment
Died 13 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Bombardier David Lewis 187297, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 14 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Driver Frederick James Barker 223730, Royal Field Artillery
Died 14 April 1919
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Private Alfred Tankins 266035, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 14 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Thomas Henry Longstaff P 5214, Military Mounted Police
Died 15 April 1919
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Sapper William Henry Lidster 503314, Canadian Engineers
Died 15 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Gunner William Samuel Slater 1164, Royal Field Artillery
Died 16 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Peter Chirvin 1932, 49th Australian Infantry Battalion
Died 16 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Arthur Theodore Martin, M.M. 18357, Hampshire Regiment
Died 16 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Piercy Cond , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 17 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Air Mechanic 2nd Class William Frank Dibley 281033, Aircraft Repair Depot (Donibristle)
Died 18 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Driver Andrew Kay Ferguson T4/040852, Army Service Corps
Died 18 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Company Serjeant Major Francis Ariss 5580, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 19 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Gunner John William Garner 204939, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 20 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Clifford Barber 5/124148, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 22 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private John Harold Isaac 528560, Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 22 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class William Harries K35797, HMS Devonshire
Died 22 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick William Atkinson 47803, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 23 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Sub-Lieutenant William John Scott , Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 23 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Jack Baggs 322365, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 24 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Driver Sidney Herbert Baverstock T4/084595, Royal Army Service Corps
Died 25 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Charles Willie Snell 251197, Royal Field Artillery
Died 26 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis George Foster 159298, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 26 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private George Straker 9114, British West Indies Regiment
Died 26 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Nathaniel Laidlow 16588, British West Indies Regiment
Died 26 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Snowling Frederick Newstead 524079, Labour Corps
Died 26 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Herbert J Radley M2/019807, Army Service Corps
Died 27 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Clarke 8932, British West Indies Regiment
Died 27 April 1919
Lives of the First World War
Private Theophilus Nathaniel Henry 13800, British West Indies Regiment
Died 28 April 1919
Lives of the First World War