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).
A General View of the City of Lisbone the Capitel of the Kingdom of Portugal. Technique includes etching.
10 Apr 1752
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Palace of the King of Portugal at Lisbone. Technique includes etching.
10 Apr 1752
National Maritime Museum
The Engagement off Ushant 27th of July 1778 between the British fleet Commanded by Adml Keppel and the French Fleet under Count D'Orvilliers: Drawn by an Officer on board the Victory. Technique includes etching.
10 Apr 1779
National Maritime Museum
The Abolition of the Slave Trade (caricature). Hand-coloured graphic print relating to the notorious case of Captain John Kimber of the merchant ship Recovery. In the House of Commons on 2 April 1792, William Wilberforce accused Kimber of brutally assault
10 April 1792
National Maritime Museum
The Abolition of the Slave Trade. Cruikshank’s print relates to the notorious case of Captain John Kimber of the merchant ship Recovery. In the House of Commons on 2 April 1792, William Wilberforce accused Kimber of brutally assaulting and murdering
10 April 1792
National Maritime Museum
Bastile-House Greenwich. A view eastward from Greenwich Park of what is now Vanbrugh Castle, built in 1712 on Maze Hill by Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) as his own house when Surveyor of Greenwich Hospital. It was originally one of a surrounding group fo
10 April 1798
National Maritime Museum
Diving Machines (Diving 14). Hand-coloured. A hand-coloured diagram of diving bells and suits. Diving bells are the helmets worn by divers. They do not let the water in, as the air becomes trapped inside them. Early bells included cauldrons and bucket
10 Apr 1803
National Maritime Museum
Drawing of Round Tower, Portsmouth Harbour April 10th 1815. No. 25 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801)
The Round Tower was begun in about 1418 and completed in the 1420s to replace an older wooden Tower. It was intended to defend the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour
10 April 1814
National Maritime Museum
Lady Hamilton, Engraved by Henry Meyer from a Painting by Romney. Print
10 Apr 1815
National Maritime Museum
A man standing with legs astride, wearing black hat, blue jacket and tweed trousers. A full-length view of a man, standing with legs astride, wearing black hat, blue jacket and tweed trousers. Page from an album of drawings and watercolours (PAI4289) form
10 April 1820
National Maritime Museum
Daphne (cancelled 1832) and Porcupine (cancelled 1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building Daphne (cancelled 1832) and Porcupine (cancelled 1832), both 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, at Plymouth Dockyard. Signed H[enry] Pe
10th April 1820
National Maritime Museum
The H.C. Ship Bridgewater Capt J.R. Manderson, entering Madras Roads April 10th 1830 under Jury Masts, after the Gales of the 7th of March. Hand coloured aquatint showing the Bridgewater (1812) running into Madras on 10 April 1830 under a jury rig and sto
1833
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1835); Sapho (1837); Harlequin (1836); Lily (1837). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing an elevation for the rudder heand and tiller for 16-gun Brigs, specifically Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1835); Sapho (1837); Harlequin (1836); Lily
10 April 1835
National Maritime Museum
Close of the Action - Bombardment of Sebastopol, Octr 17th 1854. Bellerophon and Rodney being towed out. Hand-coloured.
10 Apr 1855
National Maritime Museum
From Landing stage - below Custom House April 10/74, London Bridge from the Eastern House. Drawing
10 Apr 1874
National Maritime Museum