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).
'Flying Cloud' square-rigger at sea. This picture of the ‘Flying Cloud’ was painted in 1921. The name of the ship is inscribed on the back in pencil (in M. S. Robinson’s hand?). Signed by artist bottom right.
1921
National Maritime Museum
. An embroidered silk cushion, showing HMS 'Surprise'. The cushion cover has a white satin front and pink back. It is lace edged, machine-sewn and embroidered with a starboard broadside view of the vessel in silk, using long stitches, 'HMS
1921
National Maritime Museum
. Frock coat of Engineer Commander Francis Lister. Regulation pattern. Four buttons. Purple cloth between stripes, curl on top stripe.
1921
National Maritime Museum
. The sextant has an anodized brass frame and a wooden handle with a brass-lined hole for the locking mechanism. The endless tangent screw and clamping screw are positioned on the back of the index arm. The sextant has four green shades, a Wollaston prism
1921
National Maritime Museum
. Woven silk picture (stevengraph) in embossed paper mount. It depicts a liner with the printed caption below: 'R.M.S. CEDRIC'. The back has been used as a postcard with a message dated 13 November 1921 from Mr and Mrs Read at Queenstown (presum
1921
National Maritime Museum
A beach seascape with a resort building, Le Croisic. This view was previously titled 'Seafront, Le Croisic' where Everett did a large number of sea studies in oil but apparently none of the historic town (on the southern point of Quiberon Bay, l
1921
National Maritime Museum
A vaporised oil burner. A vaporised oil burner, 1921.
First introduced at the beginning of the 20th century, this improved model by Hood came into service in 1921 as the main light source in lighthouses and manned stations. It is extremely reliable and
1921
National Maritime Museum
Adaptation of Kipling's "If" poem, signed by the officers of the QUEST, 1921.. Adaptation of Kipling's "If" poem, signed by the officers of the QUEST, 1921. On the reverse are snapshots of Shackleton and the crew of the vess
1921
National Maritime Museum
Africa - north coast The Suez Canal from a chart by the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, 1920. Single sheet. Col. Scale: 1:50 000. Contents Note: Chart in five compartments (A to E). Sailing directions, Inset: Lake Timsah surveyed by Lieut
1935; 1921
National Maritime Museum
American Battleship in the Firth of Forth. Watercolour on board entitled "American Battleship in the Firth of Forth". The watercolour is signed and dated by the artist.
1921
National Maritime Museum
An old steam tug. First study for Chantry picture. original art: drawing
1921
National Maritime Museum
Castle Holme bow view in Surrey Commercial Docks with Endymion alongside. The Danish sailing barque 'Castle Holme' (1875) and the British barque 'Endymion' (1869) at the Surrey Commercial Docks in 1921. Although by this time steamships
1921
National Maritime Museum
Commemorative medal depicting the Japanese Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989). Commemorative medal depicting the Japanese Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989). Obverse: Bust of Hirohito in uniform. Legend: In Japanese. Reverse: A warship dressed overall (centre), two
1921
National Maritime Museum
Cutty Sark Bow view of her as she appeared on her arrival in the Surrey Commercial Dock in 1921, with painted ports. Drawing.
1921
National Maritime Museum
Le Croisic. A dramatic sketch of waves breaking on the shore at Le Croisic, using colour to create the effect. The waves break in a horizontal band across the foreground, and, using short brush strokes, Everett has painted them as thick patches of colour,
1921
National Maritime Museum
Le Croisic. A rapid sketch using colour to dramatize the relationship between sea and sky. The dark grey waves are raised on the right and the sea is slashed with colour. The sky is painted purple with a strip of salmon pink on the horizon. On the left a
1921
National Maritime Museum
Le Croisic. A sketch showing breaking waves at Le Croisic, where he made a number of seascape studies. Here he used colour to convey the scene. The greenness of the sea forms a counterpoint to the white spray. A wave breaks on the left in and the spray on
1921
National Maritime Museum
Le Croisic. A sketch showing the relationship between sea and sky at Le Croisic. The sea in the foreground is shown breaking close to shore, with the crests of the waves indicated on the left with thick impasto paint. The sky, which occupies two thirds of
1921
National Maritime Museum
Le Croisic. A sketch showing waves breaking close to shore at Le Croisic. Everett has used colour and form to convey a tranquil seascape. He has shown the rhythm of the waves and the relationship between sea and sky, both bathed in a lemon light. The dark
1921
National Maritime Museum
Le Croisic. A sketch showing waves breaking waves close to shore at Le Croisic, where he made a number of seascape studies. The slate-grey tones of the sky are broken up with a yellow horizontal band streaked with red, to indicate the sun. By contrast the
1921
National Maritime Museum
Marine Corps Service Medal 1916. Obverse: View of a fortress. Legend: "DOMINICAN CAMPAIGN". Exergue: "1916". An eagle, wing folded, perched on an anchor with leaf sprays. Legend: "UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS". Inscription: &qu
1921
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the visit of the Crown Prince of Japan to England, 1921. Medal commemorating the visit of the Crown Prince of Japan to England, 1921. Obverse: Bust of Crown Prince of Japan in uniform and orders (front). Legend in Japanese. Reverse: W
1921
National Maritime Museum
Seascape from Le Croisic. A seascape at Le Croisic, showing the sun setting behind clouds over the sea. During December 1921 Everett stayed at the Fort de L'Ocean hotel, Le Croisic, near Saint-Nazaire, in the Loire-Atlantique. The hotel was positione
1921
National Maritime Museum
Seascape, Le Croisic. A seascape showing a calm sea, made while Everett was staying at Le Croisic, France. It concentrates on the effects of light created by the setting sun on the sky and also by reflection on the sea. The sketch shows waves breaking clo
1921
National Maritime Museum
Seascape, Le Croisic. A sketch showing the view from the rocks near the water's edge at Le Croisic, France. There are rocks on the left and right and on the water. In the middle distance on the left is the profile of a sailing boat. The setting sun g
1921
National Maritime Museum
Seascape, Le Croisic. Everett stayed at the hotel Fort de L'Océan, in Le Croisic (near Saint-Nazaire, in the Loire-Atlantique), in December 1921. This is one of a number of seascape studies he made there. It looks north across Quiberon Bay and
1921
National Maritime Museum
Seascape, Le Croisic. This is one of a number of studies Everett made while he was staying in Le Croisic (near Saint-Nazaire, in the Loire-Atlantic) in December 1921. Flat rock spurs like this with small buildings above the high water mark, scattered alon
1921
National Maritime Museum
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 1874-1922. A half-length, head-and-shoulders portrait facing to the right. The sitter wears a brown suit, waistcoat, white shirt and dark tie, and looks forwards to meet the gaze of the viewer.
Born in Ireland, Shackleton wa
1921
National Maritime Museum
Study of the former German battleship 'Baden', at anchor and listing, 1921. Inscribed 'Baden' by the artist, lower right. For the circumstances of this ship's internment and subsequent use as a British gunnery target, 1918-21, see
1921
National Maritime Museum
Study of the former German battleship 'Baden', listing and under fire as a gunnery target in 1921. Inscribed 'Baden' by the artist, lower right. This is the former German battleship 'Baden', launched on 30 October 1915 and co
1921
National Maritime Museum
The 'Castle Holme' in Surrey Commercial Dock. A painting showing two barques, the 'Castle Holme' and the 'Endymion', moored on the River Thames at Limehouse Docks, London. The 'Castle Holme' is shown port bow view a
1921
National Maritime Museum
The 'Cutty Sark' and a Tug. A painting showing the 'Cutty Sark', from fine off the starboard bow on the right, and a tug in stern view on the left in the foreground. The 'Cutty Sark' is shown in full sail riding on the crest
1921
National Maritime Museum
The former German battleship 'Baden' listing and under fire as a gunnery target, possibly on the Dean Sand, Spithead, 1921. Inscribed 'German Battleship Baden used as a Target for 15 inch shells' and signed by the artist, lower left. M
1921
National Maritime Museum
The former German battleship 'Baden', listing and under fire as a gunnery target on the Dean Sand, Spithead, 1921. Signed by the artist and inscribed 'Dean Sand/ Target practice on the German battleship Baden', lower right. For the cir
1921
National Maritime Museum
Tower Bridge. An etching of Tower Bridge with its bascules raised. In the distance and the foreground barges, lighters, and other vessels work on the Thames.
W. L. Wyllie (1851-1931) was a British Marine artist. Born in London, Wyllie painted, drew, and
1921
National Maritime Museum
, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France, A 30 716
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
A l\'intérieur des murs d\'enceinte trois hommes prennent la pose devant les restes d\'un abris de poilus, Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 420
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Hommes prenant la pose auprès d\'une grande charrue et du camion destiné à la tracter, Environs de Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France ?, A 74 440
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Hommes prenant la pose autour d\'une charrue de grande taille, Environs de Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 417
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Hommes prenant la pose aux côtés d\'un camion destiné à tracter la charrue visible à l\'arrière plan, Environs de Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 418
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Hommes prenant la pose dans un cabriolet posté dans les ruines de Coucy-le-Château, Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 419
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La Porte de Soissons, Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 447
1921 ou 1922 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La Porte de Soissons, Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 448
1921 ou 1922 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le village à flanc de colline presque entièrement rasé, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 390
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les ruines de l\'église, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 391
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les ruines du château de Soupir, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 385
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les ruines du château de Soupir, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 387
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Les ruines du château de Soupir, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 388
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'église et le prieuré (?), Coucy-le-Château, Aisne, France, A 74 422
1921 ou 1922 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'Arc de Triomphe, Paris (VIIIe arr.), France, A 69 631 X
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
L\'intérieur de l\'église détruite, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 392
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Palais du 36, rue du Languedoc, Toulouse, France, A 30 711
1921 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Prize medal, United Services Amateur Football League. Uniface, silver with central shield of gilt. Fitted with a ring. Reverse, inscribed: "UNITED SERVICES A.F.LEAGUE RN BARRACKS II RUNNERS-UP DIV.II 1921-22". Hallmarked.
1921-2
National Maritime Museum
Restes d\'une voûte et de chapiteaux de l\'église détruite, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 393
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Route en direction de Chavonne avec sur la droite une tombe de soldat et le château de Soupir, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 389
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Tombe d\'un soldat français contre le pignon d\'une maison détruite, Soupir, Aisne, France, A 74 386
1921 ou 1925 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ägare:/1921-40/: ett partrederi, Huvudredare: Sven Redig. Hemort: Hälsingborg.
1 January 1921
Sjöhistoriska museet
"Hidden Home" Ithaca, NY, designed by Helen Binkerd Young, graduate of Cornell's architecture program ...
Taken some time in 1921
Cornell University Library
"Hidden Home" Ithaca, NY, designed by Helen Binkerd Young, graduate of Cornell's architecture program ...
Taken some time in 1921
Cornell University Library
1921. Löjtnant Sjöholm störtar i spinn med flygplan Phonix J1 på Malmslätt och omkommer.
1 January 1921
Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum