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).
Akseli Gallen-Kallela on the tower of Tarvaspää working on a dragon-shaped gargoyle with his wife Mary watching, 1927.
Taken some time in 1927
The Gallen-Kallela Museum
Alpo Sailo at Tarvaspää´s tower working on a dragon-shaped gargoyle, 1927.
Taken some time in 1927
The Gallen-Kallela Museum
Alter Markt (Old Market) in Magdeburg, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Beth El social group, Minneapolis
Taken some time in 1927
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Cabaret artist Peggy Petite
Taken some time in 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Cabaret artist Peggy Petite
Taken some time in 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Cave prison : taken on a survey trip undertaken in 1927 by Rev. J.A. Barber and Dr. George Simpson for the Flying Doctor Scheme
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
Chair with fabric upholstery, front view, Government House, Canberra, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
Construction of northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of Span One and Two of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge main bearing, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge main bearing, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of the northern piers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of the northern piers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Duchess of York, Government House, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Duke and Duchess of York arrive at Farm Cove, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Duke and Duchess of York at a Beaudesert campdraft
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
First plane used as an air ambulance flying from Aldingham, Western Queensland
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Harold Nossiter (senior) at Wollongong Harbour
Taken some time in 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Lower front garden of the Cowlishaw residence, Montpelier, Bowen Hills, ca. 1927
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
New gas-masks for the NSW Fire Brigade, Castlereagh Street headquarters, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
New Town Hall in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
North pivot bearing for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
North pivot bearing for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Politicians lolling on the grass at Canberra [i.e. Lanyon House], 1927, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Professor Gündel in Heddernheim, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Radio studio at the Aleksanterinkatu 46 premises
Taken some time in 1927
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Remains of ship from the 12th century, Galtabäck, Tvååker, Halland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Runic inscription in Granby, Orkesta, Uppland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Smiling Duke and Duchess of York cheered by crowds at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Steam tractor demonstration, Smoky Lake, Alberta
Taken some time in 1927
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Street cake shop in Frankfurt-Höchst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
The cargo ship 'Sir David' leaving the River Tyne
Taken some time in 1927
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
The Duke of York, in captain's uniform, meets decorated officer of the Flying Corps, Geoffrey F. Hughes, Government House, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Tudengid purdel Kunda rannas / Students on a Small Bridge near the Kunda Beach
Taken some time in 1927
National Archives of Estonia
Two of the first female men's barbers, Miss Dolly House and her sister, c.1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Unloading C17 Locomotives from M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Visitors in the park of Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
William James Nomchong and Ellen Nomchong, overlooking the ocean, Clovelly, N.S.W., 1927 .
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
["Belmont," Gari Melchers house, 224 Washington Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
["Chatham," Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
["Chatham," Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
[Dr. Charles Willliam Richardson house, Duxbury, Massachusetts. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
Chevrolet truck at Ingaby, St George, 1927
Taken some time in Mar 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
St Patrick's Day Organizing Committee
Taken some time in Mar 1927
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
RMS FRANCONIA at Circular Quay in Sydney
Taken 5 Mar 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Man surveys his vegetable garden in the Narrabeen flood, April 1927, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Apr 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Narrabeen flooding; duck-boards for access, April 1927, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Apr 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Duke and Duchess of York walking to the University from Parliament House, Brisbane, 1927
Taken 7 Apr 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Engine pulling the train carrying the Duke and Duchess of York on their tour of Queensland in 1927
Taken some time in May 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
HRH Duke and Duchess of York on dais of Parliament House, Canberra, 9 May 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in May 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Laying cornerstone Rabbinical Elchanan Theological Seminary, 1927
Taken some time in May 1927
Center for Jewish History, NYC
Constructing the northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in Jun 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Portrett av Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), juni 1927.
Taken some time in Jun 1927
National Library of Norway
Employees of the Florida Power & Light Company: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken 22 Jun 1927
State Library and Archives of Florida
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, June 30, 1927
Taken 30 Jun 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Sir John and Lady Goodwin at the Mater Hospital charity ball
Taken 30 Jun 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Locomotive aboard the M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, Brisbane, Queensland, 7 July 1927
Taken 7 Jul 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Interior view of the parlour at the Turner residence, Old Cleveland Road, East Brisbane, July, 1927
Taken 14 Jul 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, July 21, 1927
Taken 21 Jul 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Three-masted barque CHILLICOTHE under tow in Sydney Harbour
Taken 2 Aug 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Florida Power & Light Company ice wagon: Miami, Florida
Taken 3 Aug 1927
State Library and Archives of Florida