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).
'Stonehouse' Wood Clipper Ship built at Pallion Sunderland in 1866. Designed by Gilbert Row (Naval Architect) in 1864. [with newspaper cutting and inscription from frame]. Signed by artist and dated.
1906
National Maritime Museum
. Alloy with brass fitings.
Scale-Graduated 0-45degs, 0-45 degs, either side of lowest point.
Three drilled lugs for mounting to bulkhead.
1906
National Maritime Museum
. Bowl: Black painted brass, two expansion chambers and two filler plugs at the side, and semi-spherical glass bottom partly filled with oil. Inside of bowl painted white, with black lubber pointer extending from side of bowl to edge of card. The bevelle
1906
National Maritime Museum
. Compound steam engine, inscribed with the words 'YARD No.1239' and 'JOHN SAMUEL WHITE & CO LTD ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS COWES ISLE OF WIGHT'.
1906
National Maritime Museum
. Cream satin handkerchief sachet with hand-painted image of ship RMS 'Jebba'. Interior lined with blue quilting; border of green plaited wool. Inscribed 'RMS Jebba/ Feb 1908/ Las Palmas'. Signed in blue ink 'Lou Putman, 7th Septe
1906
National Maritime Museum
. Scale: Unknown. A patent model of a Griffin's triton anchor, sanctioned in 1906. The model is made entirely in brass and either gold plated or lacquered. The shank is rectangular in section, at the top of which is a D-ring that pivots on a conceale
1906
National Maritime Museum
A pilot cutter, standing off, in the shipping lane with a full rigged ship astern. Heightened with white.
1906
National Maritime Museum
A view from Shotley across the River Stour to Harwich with Shotley Pier and the 'Ganges' training ships.. A view looking from Shotley across the River Stour to Harwich with Shotley Pier in the foreground and the training ships 'Ganges'
1906
National Maritime Museum
A view looking from the shore towards Shotley pier at low tide.. A view looking from the shore towards Shotley pier at low tide. The old 'Ganges' (1821) is anchored beyond the pier awaiting tow to Chatham to become the Boys Artificer Estabishmen
1906
National Maritime Museum
Board of Trade Sea Gallantry Medal 1906-10. Obverse: Head of Edward VII (L). Below bust "E.R.I.". Legend: "FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE AT SEA". Reverse: Three men, one of whom is signalling to a rescuing life-boat in the distance and
1906
National Maritime Museum
Dartmouth Royal Naval College, His Majesty the King's Medal. Awarded to Edward W H Blake. Obverse: Bust of King Edward VII in uniform (L). Legend: 'EDWARDVS VII D:G:BRITT:OMN:REX F.D:IND:IMP:' Reverse: Sprays of laurel and oak leaves below
1906
National Maritime Museum
Happy New Year Eduardo de Martino 1906. Medium includes graphite.; Mounted with PAD6586.
1906
National Maritime Museum
Japanese battleship 'Kashima', from astern. An unfinished drawing of the Japanese battleship 'Kashima' seen from fine off her starboard quarter. She was built by Armstrong-Whitworth & Co on the Tyne, launched on 22 March 1905 and
1906
National Maritime Museum
Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York. Awarded to Frank Roberts. 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&qu
1906
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Kaiser Wilhelm II, Commodore of the Kiel Yacht Club. Medal commemorating Kaiser Wilhelm II, Commodore of the Kiel Yacht Club. Obverse: Bust of the Emperor William II (right). Legend: 'WILHELM . II . DEVTSCHER . KAISER . COMMODORE
1906
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Milan International Exhibition, 1906. Case for the medal commemorating the Milan International Exhibition, 1906.
1906
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Milan International Exhibition, 1906. Medal commemorating the Milan International Exhibition, 1906. Obverse: A man holding a sledge hammer (left) representing industry, being kissed on the forehead by a woman holding a book (right)
1906
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Milan International Exhibition, 1906. Medal commemorating the Milan International Exhibition, 1906. Obverse: A man holding a sledge hammer (left) representing industry, being kissed on the forehead by a woman holding a book (right)
1906
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the reconquest of Argentina, 1807. Medal commemorating the reconquest of Argentina, 1807. Obverse: A female figure, a sword in her right hand, her cloak blowing out from her shoulders, standing on the shore (right), a fleet in the dist
1906
National Maritime Museum
Medalet commemorating the visit of HMS 'Antrim' Captain Inglefield to Antwerp, 1906. Medalet commemorating the visit of HMS 'Antrim' and Captain Inglefield to Antwerp, 1906. Obverse: Port broadside view of HMS 'Antrim'. Legen
1906
National Maritime Museum
North Sea Dover and Calais to Orfordness and Scheveningen compiled from the latest Admiralty and foreign government surveys engraved by Davies & Company. Scale: circa 1:250,000
1910; 1906
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Admiral's frock coat with six sewn on ribbon bars.
1906
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Rear-Admiral's monkey jacket. Two ribbon bars are sewn on.
1906
National Maritime Museum
Stonehouse Wood Clipper Ship built at Pallion Sunderland in 1866. Designed by Gilbert Row (Naval Architect) in 1864.. Newspaper clipping found with the print
1906
National Maritime Museum
The steam chain ferry 'The Lady Beatrice' (1894) crossing the River Deben from Felixstowe to Bawdsey.. A view of the steam chain ferry 'The Lady Beatrice' (1894) crossing the River Deben from Felixstowe to Bawdsey, with a few passenger
1906
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the forecastle and bridge decks of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the sections of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum