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).
'Ecce Homo'. 'Ecce Homo' by M. L. Herschel after Guido Reni. Signed by artist and dated.
This drawing was done by Louisa Herschel when she was 15 years old. Ecce Homo (behold the man) is what Pontius Pilate is reported to have said w
1849
National Maritime Museum
. Figure group originally representing a couple kissing under an umbrella (now missing). The naval gentleman holds the handle of the umbrella and wears a blue tail coat, white trousers and a black staff and hat. The girl is shown in a pink flowered skirt,
1849
National Maritime Museum
. Scale: Unknown. A working model of a ventilator used on board ships. The ventilator itself is made in brass, and housed in a section of stained mahogany, the whole of which is mounted on a stained mahogany rectangular baseboard on two raise longitudinal
1849
National Maritime Museum
. This sideboard was made in 1849, partly from the wood of the 'San Josef', one of Nelson’s prizes from the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. It has a brass plaque with the following inscription: 'The back of this sideboard and the w
1849
National Maritime Museum
A Chart of Baffin Bay with Davis and Barrow Straits by Captain Ross and Lieutenant Parry, R.N., in 1818, 19 and 20 and thediscoveries of Captain Parry in 1822 and 1823; Captain Lyon in 1824 and Dr. Rae in 1847. Baffin Bay, with Davis and Barrow Straits -
1849; 1822
National Maritime Museum
Arctic America Sheet II, containing Barrow Strait, Prince Regent Inlet, Boothnia Gulf and c. with Plans of Ports. Barrow Strait, Prince Regent Inlet, Boothnia Gulf and Plans of Ports -B.A.262 (1849)
1849; 1836
National Maritime Museum
Arrogant (1848). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing a part section illustrating the plug for the waste water pipe, and a front and plan view of the plug, as fitted to Arrogant (1848), a 46-gun First Class Screw Frigate.
Circa April 1849
National Maritime Museum
Azores Corvo and Flores. Surveyed by Capt. A.T.E Vidal R.N 1844.. Scale: circa 1:150,000. Chart with 2 insets and 6 views. Engraved by J & C Walker. Watermark A P & J London Insets: 1. Caldeira de Corvo circa 1: 25,000 2. Santa Cruz circa 1;25,00
1873; 1849
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Obverse: The 'Christian VIII' on fire sinking, broadside starboard view of 'Gefion' in the distance, fort in fore
1849
National Maritime Museum
Emma Hamilton From The Original Sketch in the Possession of Charles Denham, Esqr. Print
1849
National Maritime Museum
Flag or hanging depicting Ziwei Dadi. Said to be the flag of the Chinese pirate Shap Ng Tsai but more likely to be a shrine hanging from one of the junks in his fleet. Most Chinese vessels had a small shrine on the poop dedicated to T’ien Hou. The
1849
National Maritime Museum
HMS Megaera (1849); Warship; Frigate; Steam; Second Class. Scale: 1:48. A contemporary half block model of HMS Megaera (1849), a steam frigate. Number "(30)" on backboard. There is a typewritten label on the backboard.
circa 1849
National Maritime Museum
HMS Rattlesnake running through the coral barrier on the Louisiade Archipelago, 1849. Drawing
1849
National Maritime Museum
HMS St Vincent 120 guns First Class First rate. Signed by artist and dated.; Stored in portfolio with PAF5102, PAF5104-PAF5119.
1849
National Maritime Museum
Immortalite (1859); Melpmene (1857). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans with sternboard outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Immortalite (1859) and Melpomene (1857), both 60-gun Large Frigates, which were
28 May 1849
National Maritime Museum
Island discovered by H.M.S. Herald. Mounted with PAD8980 on reverse of a card sheet.
1849
National Maritime Museum
Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York Gold Medal 1913. Obverse: Bow end view of a three-masted vessel under topsails in a heavy sea. In the foreground a hut and a man firing a rocket apparatus, a boat pulling off. Legend: 'LIFESAVING BENEVOLE
1900
National Maritime Museum
Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York. Obverse: A circular badge surrounded by a laurel garland hanging from a ship's block. Inscription: "THE LIFE-SAVING BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INCORPORATED 1849". Clasp: "MARCH 11
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Stephen Hoogendijk. Medal commemorating Stephen Hoogendijk. Obverse: Full-length, draped female figure holding an anchor in her right hand and a staff in her left hand entwined with a ribbon inscribed,'RERVM MAGISTRA.' Legend
1869
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the action at Eckernförde, 1849. Medal commemorating the action at Eckernförde, 1849. Obverse: View of the two ships 'Christian VIII' and 'Gefion', the former on fire. Reverse: The German shield, striped v
1849
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the action at Eckernforde, 1849. Medal commemorating the action at Eckernforde, 1849. Obverse: A Maltese cross, with a fluted circle in centre; a monogram above, an anchor below. Legend: 'ECKERNFOERDE.' Reverse: A monogram a
1849
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the committee of Marine Insurers of Bordeaux. Medal commemorating the committee of Marine Insurers of Bordeaux. Obverse: A female figure reclining in an antique boat with single mast and sail set, her left hand on the rudder, her righ
1849
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Russian Admiralty, 1838-49. Medal commemorating the Russian Admiralty, 1838-49. Obverse: An elevation of the building. Exergue in Russian (Founded 1838 blessed 1849). Reverse: The royal monogram and crown of Czar Nicolas I. Legend
1849
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating volunteers from Scandinavia, 1849. Medal commemorating volunteers from Scandinavia, 1849. Obverse: Heimdal, the Norse god of light blowing his horn standing on the bridge of Heaven, sword in right hand, a cock crowing at his feet. Lege
1849
National Maritime Museum
Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Obverse: Batteries (left) and (right), two Danish ships in the centre, two cutters beyond. Reverse: Firin
1849
National Maritime Museum
Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Obverse: Batteries on shore in foreground firing at two vessels. Legend: 'ECKERNFÖRDE.' Exe
1849
National Maritime Museum
Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Naval reward counter commemorating the action off Eckernförde, 1849. Obverse: View of the batteries and town, the 'Christian VIII' sinking in flames, the 'Gefio
1849
National Maritime Museum
Punjab Campaign Medal 1849. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: a Sikh chief surrending arms to Major General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert (on horseback), English troops drawn
1849
National Maritime Museum
Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), with funeral instructions and facsimile signature below (detached). Technique includes stipple engraving. Adelaide was the eldest daughter of George, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Meiningen, and married the much older Prince William,
1849
National Maritime Museum
Thames Barges. Signed by artist and dated.; Stored in portfolio with PAF5102-PAF5111, PAF5113-PAF5119.
1849
National Maritime Museum
The Egyptian Steam frigate Sharkie 36 guns. Signed by artist and dated in plate.; Hand-coloured.
1849
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Bullen (1769-1853). A late half-length portrait of the highly decorated Sir Charles Bullen, in vice-admiral’s full dress uniform. He is wearing the ribbon and star collar and badge of the GCB and neck badge and star of the K
1849
National Maritime Museum
Chart of the harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Stored loosely in the front of Fanshawe's album of watercolours of the Baltic, Mediterranean, Scotland, Switzerland and Burma (PAI4671). Items fixed in the album are numbered PAI4673-PAI4716. This one (
probably 1849
National Maritime Museum
'The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship'. No. 1 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52 (following the unnumbered PAI4605). Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. This drawing is
1 January 1849
National Maritime Museum
Baksidan av daguerreotyp. Byggnaderna är från höger: Direktörsbostaden, Klockstapeln, laven över Gustaf III:s schakt samt Gruvstugan. Bilden tagen från Carl XI:s schakt före den tillbyggnad av Direktörsbostaden,
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Baksidan av daguerreotyp. Gruvstugan, sedermera Gruvingenjörsbostaden vid Sala Silvergruva.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Baksidan av daguerreotyp. Konstmästaregården, numera kamrersbostad. En frontespis är nu upptagen på den mot kameran vända fasaden. I övrigt är huset till det yttre oförändrat. Uthusbodarna till vänster f
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Baksidan av daguerreotyp. Konstmästaregården, numera kamrersbostad. En frontespis är nu upptagen på den mot kameran vända fasaden. I övrigt är huset till det yttre oförändrat. Uthusbodarna till vänster f
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Baksidan av daguerreotyp. Laven över Carl XI:s schakt från söder. Bilden tagen före tillkomsten av ångmaskinhuset.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp en kvinna.
Porträtt av Carin Carlsson, född Hansson, född i Grythyttehed, död den 2 april 1891.
Karin Janssons mormor.
Bilden tagen 1849 vid Loka.
Gåva från fru Hildur Jansson, Stockholm, genom Värmlands m
1 January 1849
Örebro läns museum
Daguerreotyp. Bilden tagen mot sydost från Sunds schakt vid Herr Stens Botten. I förgrunden Latortssckaktet, i bakgrunden Trapprymningen och lave över Torgschaktet. Inga av byggnaderna på bilden äro bevarade.
Fotograf är tr
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Bilden tagen mot sydost från Sunds schakt vid Herr Stens Botten. I förgrunden Latortssckaktet, i bakgrunden Trapprymningen och lave över Torgschaktet. Inga av byggnaderna på bilden äro bevarade.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Byggnaderna är från höger: Direktörsbostaden, Klockstapeln, laven över Gustaf III:s schakt samt Gruvstugan. Bilden tagen från Carl XI:s schakt före den tillbyggnad av Direktörsbostaden, som gjordes
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Byggnaderna är från höger: Direktörsbostaden, Klockstapeln, laven över Gustaf III:s schakt samt Gruvstugan. Bilden tagen från Carl XI:s schakt före den tillbyggnad av Direktörsbostaden, som gjordes
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Gruvstugan, sedermera Gruvingenjörsbostaden vid Sala Silvergruva.
Fotograf/bildskapare är troligen Wilhelm Heinemann.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Gruvstugan, sedermera Gruvingenjörsbostaden vid Sala Silvergruva.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Gruvstugan, sedermera Gruvingenjörsbostaden vid Sala Silvergruva.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. I förgrunden Sandrymningen, från vars södra kant bilden tagits mot norr. Till vänster i bakgrunden synes den numera rivna Hjulverkstaden, som låg i närheten av Knektschaktet. Detta ligger utanför bildens
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. I förgrunden Sandrymningen, från vars södra kant bilden tagits mot norr. Till vänster i bakgrunden synes den numera rivna Hjulverkstaden, som låg i närheten av Knektschaktet. Detta ligger utanför bildens
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Konstmästaregården, numera kamrersbostad. En frontespis är nu upptagen på den mot kameran vända fasaden. I övrigt är huset till det yttre oförändrat. Uthusbodarna till vänster finns kvar. I
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet
Daguerreotyp. Laven över Carl XI:s schakt från söder. Bilden tagen före tillkomsten av ångmaskinhuset.
Fotograf är troligen Wilhelm Heinemann.
1 January 1849
Tekniska museet