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).
'At Kelung, Formosa' [Taiwan]. No. 6 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed in capitals by the artist on the drawing, lower left, as title, although the word 'Formosa' has largely been trimmed off with the bottom of the sheet to make it
1867
National Maritime Museum
'Cape Town from Table Bay'. [This is the first item in this album: enter PAJ2050 in the search box, then go to the last page of the group to find notes on the album and artist.]
No. 1 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist in ink on
February 1867
National Maritime Museum
. Bowl-Copper with a brass verge ring. the bottom of the bowl is concave on its under surface; a brass ball is attached at the centre. Inside of bowl painted white with a black lubber line painted on side.
Tripod-Brass circular plate 10" (25.4cm) dia
1867
National Maritime Museum
. Royal Marines sword, which belonged to Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Congreve Langley Durnford (active 1851-1877). The hilt of the sword consists of a steel open half-basket guard, with three bars, a fluted pommel and a plain back. The black fish-skin grip
1867
National Maritime Museum
. The steel scabbard has two bands with rings and a shoe. The reverse of the scabbard is engraved with the words 'DUDLEY, Grand Parade, PORTSMOUTH'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
Coast of Western India from Bombay to Karachi compiled chiefly from the surveys made by order of the honorable East India Company. Scale: circa 1:750,000. Blue-backed chart. Two joined sheets. Sailing directions for Karachi Harbour (printed in red) has be
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS 'Plover' (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3-guns. Scale: Unknown. A model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS 'Plover' (1867), a twin screw gunship. The model has been made in wood, and several labels have been applied to the remova
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Bellerophon (1866); Warship; Central battery iron clad; 24 guns. Scale: 1:24. A sectional model of the deck in the midship area of HMS Bellerophon (1866), central battery iron clad, 24 guns. The model is largely constructed in wood with a stain and va
1887
National Maritime Museum
HMS Blanche; HMS Danae; HMS Dido; HMS Eclipse; HMS Sirius; HMS Spartan; HMS Tenedos (1867); Warship; Corvette; 4 guns. Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the port side of the corvette HMS Blanche, and her sister ships HMS Danae, HMS Dido, HMS Eclipse (al
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Canister from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The canister has a label stating: 'Canister'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Cup from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The cup has a label stating: 'Cup'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Cup from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The cup has a label stating: 'Cup'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Drawer for knives and forks from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Drawer for spoons from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Hook pot from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The pot has a label stating: 'Hook Pot'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Hook pot from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The pot has a label stating: 'Hook Pot'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Ladle from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The ladle has a label stating: 'Ladle'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Pepper pot from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The pepper pot has a label stating: 'Pepper Box'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Pepper pot from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The pepper pot has a label stating: 'Pepper Box'.
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Salt pot from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship. The pot has a label stating: 'Salt'
1867
National Maritime Museum
HMS Plover (1867); Warship; Gunboat; 3 guns. Scale: Unknown. Salt pot lid from a model of the mess shelves as fitted onboard HMS Plover (1867), a twin screw gunship.
1867
National Maritime Museum
John Herschel. This print is one of many made of a portrait photograph Julia Margaret Cameron took of John FW Herschel in 1867. The portrait, of just his neck and head, shows him white haired and wide eyed.
Julia was a close friend of the Herschels, both
1867
National Maritime Museum
John Penn Mail Packet. Fred Mitchell lived at Ryde on the Isle of Wight where he painted highly competent and accurate ship portraits in watercolour. Many of these are now in the Museum's collection. His commissions, mainly for naval officers, were h
1867
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating The Duke of Edinburgh and HMS 'Galatea'. Medal commemorating The Duke of Edinburgh and HMS 'Galatea'. Obverse: The Duke's bust (left), in naval full dress uniform, wearing the Ribbon and the Star of the Garter.
1867
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Yacht Club of France. Medal commemorating the Yacht Club of France. Obverse: A trophy, consisting of an anchor with two dolphins coiled round the stock and a mask blowing favourable winds below, with flags, oar and boathook, suppor
1867
National Maritime Museum
Prize medal, Paris International Exhibition, 1867. Prize medal, Paris International Exhibition, 1867. Obverse: The head of Napoleon III (1808-1873) laureate (left). Legend: 'NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR.' Reverse: Legend: 'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE D
1867
National Maritime Museum
Remington Rolling Block. Remington rolling block pistol. The pistol is half-stocked with a flared butt (no cap) secured by steel strips back and front. The lock is a Remington rolling block in two parts. The hammer has a knurled spur with half and fully c
1867
National Maritime Museum
Rob Roy. Recreation vessel, canoe called Rob Roy. It is planked with oak frames and fitted with cedar decks, supported by a mahogany sheerstrake to provide strength longitudinally. The mast, paddle and seat of the canoe are modern.
1867
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1856. Epaulettes worn by admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, KCB (1819-1907). The 1856 regulations for epaulettes for the rank of admiral remain unchanged from 1846. They feature a crown above a base metal crossed sword
1867
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1856. Epaulettes worn by admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, KCB (1819-1907). The 1856 regulations for epaulettes for the rank of admiral remain unchanged from 1846. They feature a crown above a base metal crossed sword
1867
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1856. Pair of epaulettes worn by admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, KCB (1819-1907). The 1856 regulations for epaulettes for the rank of admiral remain unchanged from 1846. They feature a crown above a base metal crosse
1867
National Maritime Museum
Silver pendant box. A box for a pendant made of silver. The box has a hinged lid with the inscription: '4th. JUNE [monogram] 1867'. There are the initials EB on the base.
1867
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial floor globe. Terrestrial floor globe. Geographical details on the sphere show the location of the 'Antipodes of Greenwich'. The antarctic continent is labelled, 'SUPPOSED ANTARCTIC CONTINENT'. In a damaged region, there is
1867
National Maritime Museum
The barque 'William Yeo'. A ship’s portrait showing the ‘William Yeo’, broadside-on under full sail. It shows the vessel off Belfast where the artist Joseph Semple worked as a ship portraitist between 1863-78.
The ‘Will
1867
National Maritime Museum
Wingate's anchor. Scale: Unknown. A model of a Wingate's patent anchor, 1867, made entirely in brass and patinated or oxidised a dark bronze colour. The shank is octagonal in section, apart from the middle which is square in section. The top of
1867
National Maritime Museum
'Down current all. Jany. 1. 1867. 10.A.M. (7)'. The page is covered with studies of various Egyptian craft, including dahabeeyahs and gyassis. Some vessels are portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflecting water. In the middle of the s
1 January 1867
National Maritime Museum
"Charles John Andersson, beryktad afrikaresande" antecknat på kortets baksida
1 January 1867
Bohusläns museum
"Last Judgment." Niche Sculpture, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"Sätesdalen i Norge." Handkolorerat foto på man och kvinna i norska folkdräkter.
1 January 1867
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
"The Creation," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"The Creation," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"The Resurrection," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
"The Resurrection," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade
Taken some time in 1867
Cornell University Library
Ateljébild. En kvinna i samisk dräkt med uppslagen bok. Handkolorerad.
1 January 1867
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Dräktdockor med huvuden skulpterade av C A Söderman, visade på världsutställningen i Paris 1867. Man från Gudbrandsdalen och kvinna från Hardanger, Norge. Handkolorerad.
1 January 1867
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Dräktdockor. Samiska kvinnor från Åsele, Lappland. Handkolorerad.
1 January 1867
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Gruvfogdegården i Långbanshyttan, ursprungligen uppförd på 1770-talet av Johan Yngström.
I den vänstra flygeln bodde dottern Sofia och hennes familj, då John Ericsson föddes 31 juli 1803.
Senare samma år f
1 January 1867
Tekniska museet
Höstflicka från Herrestad i Skåne. Dräktdocka med huvud skulpterat av C A Söderman, visad på världsutställningen i Paris 1867.
1 January 1867
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Höstflicka från Herrestad i Skåne. Dräktdocka med huvud skulpterat av C A Söderman, visad på världsutställningen i Paris 1867. Kolorerad.
1 January 1867
Stiftelsen Nordiska museet