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).
Australian Light Horse soldiers celebrating Christmas in Palestine during WWI
Taken some time in Dec 1916
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Commandant Miss Mary G Bridgford, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 December 1916 to 31 December 1916 .
Died 1 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Commandant Miss Mary G Bridgford, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 December 1916 to 31 December 1916 .
Died 1 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
F Jefferson, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 December 1916to 31 December 1916 .
Died 1 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
F Jefferson, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness contracted on duty 01 December 1916to 31 December 1916 .
Died 1 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Pastomime - Humpty Dumpty (a lad who rises from a very low position)
Taken some time in Dec 1916
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Pastomimes - Robinson Crusoe (the Pantomime Hero)
Taken some time in Dec 1916
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Private Harry Butler 3545, Honourable Artillery Company
Died 1 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private James Daniel Stanley James 151767, Canadian Infantry
Died 1 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant David Wright Jacques , Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 1 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Adruenna Allen Tupper, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died of pneumonia 02 December 1916.
Died 2 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Anforderung von rohem Schweinefett - Graz
2 December 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Ordinary Seaman James Falkingham J61405, H.M.S. "Diadem"
Died 2 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Portret van een als professor Boekenwurm verklede man en krantenknipsel, beide betreffende een Sinterklaasfeest in de Stadstuin van Jogyakarta
2 December 1916
Rijksmuseum
Private Alexander Stronach 1585, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 2 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward August Fiegert 2605. Unit: 5th Reinforcements, 32nd Batalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 2 December 1916, Western Front.
Died 2 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private George William Hill 4530, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harold Gordon Pearson 709867, Canadian Infantry
Died 2 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard William Adams 5197, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Eugene Schuyler A Earle 589. Unit: B Company, 33rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 02 December 1916 Armentieres Western Front
Died 2 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Bombardier Joseph Richard Wilson 15780, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Engine Room Artificer James Alexander 1733EA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Submarine E.37.
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Hugh Alphonsus Leffler 61. Unit: 9th Brigade, Machine Gun Company, 3rd Division, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 03 December 1916 Western Front
Died 3 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Geoffry Bache Smith , Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Sidney Prime 3776, Cambridgeshire Regiment
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John McGibbon 15698, Highland Light Infantry
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Patrick Coyle 16428, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William H Treble 27734, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 3 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Thomas Coleman 13093, South Wales Borderers
Died 4 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Meldung von Branntweinvorrat - Kundmachung - Belgrad - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
4 December 1916
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Private Albert Edward Cannings 8110, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 4 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Harris 2620, British West Indies Regiment
Died 4 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Cameron 5/1791, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 4 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant William Frederick Fouracre Venner , 13th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, attached 49th Motor Airline Section, Royal E
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Ada Glassby , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Agnes Lily Power , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Alice Smart , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Eliza Grant nee Hammond , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Elizabeth Mason formerly Bristow nee Booth , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Elsie Martha Atkinson , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Emmie Keyworth , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Ethel Agnes Jackson , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Florence Whitley nee Naylor , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Gertrude Fanny Reed formerly Temple nee Houldcroft , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Kate Bainbridge , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Katie Chapman , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Maria Evelyn Rowley , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Martha Alderson nee Kitson , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Mary Amelia Schofield , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Mary Elizabeth Carter nee Lacy , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Mary Gibson , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Olive Yeates , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Munitions Worker Sarah Ann Jennings , Ministry of Munitions
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Arthur Sykes 10/396, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Percy Stirling Johnston 15182, Otago Infantry Regiment
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Shearsmith 3/6661, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William James Lake 11900, South Wales Borderers
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William James Shropshire 53659, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William McLean 4541, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Scarlett Pym , Royal West Surrey Regiment
Died 5 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Keith Clothier. Unit: 1st and/or 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 06 December 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 6 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Munitions Worker Mary Jane Blackstone , Ministry of Munitions
Died 6 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Christopher Michael Speare 12286, 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars
Died 6 December 1916
Lives of the First World War