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).
. Obverse: Half-length figure of King James I crowned and robed (right), a sceptre in right hand, a sword in left. Legend: 'IACOBVS . D G : MAG : BRIT . FRAN : ET . HIB . REX .' Reverse: Arms of Great Britain and Ireland crowned. Legend: '
1604
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: View of the town above the crowned arms of Utrecht. Left, 'ORD'; right, '. TRA .' Legend: 'JEHOVA .
1604
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Counter commemorating the sieges of Sluys and Ostend , 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys. Legend: 'SOLI DEO GLORIA' (Glory to God alone). Reverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: Gold for copper (i
1604
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the siege of Ostend, 1604 and the capture of other cities. Counter commemorating the siege of Ostend, 1604, and the capture of other cities. Obverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: 'PLVS . TRIENNIO . OBSESSA . HOSTI . RVDERA.' Rev
1604
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Obverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath, 'CAPTA . SLVSA CVM PORTV . ET TRIREMIBVS' (Sluys taken with the port and the galleys
1604
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Obverse: View of the town, besiegers and boats. Hebrew word 'Jehovah' above. Legend: 'TRAXIT. DVXIT . DEDIT . 1604' (Go
1604
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys and the surrounding country showing position of ships, galleys and forts and place names. Reverse: Inscription,
1604
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys and the surrounding country with the names of places. Reverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: 'Gold for bronze'
1604
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys. Below, the crowned shield of Utrecht dividing the words 'ORDIN' and 'TRAIEC' (the State of Ut
1604
National Maritime Museum
Voyage of the Dutch to the Gold Coast of Guinea, 1600 Disposal of the dead. Mounted with PAG7542.; Text in Latin below image.; Plate XXII.Box Title: Discovery. Benzoni to Schouten including Columbus and Raleigh.
1604
National Maritime Museum
Voyage of the Dutch to the Gold Coast of Guinea, 1600. Natives fishing by day. Mounted with PAG7541.; Text in Latin below image.; Plate IX.Box Title: Discovery. Benzoni to Schouten including Columbus and Raleigh.
1604
National Maritime Museum