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).
Adrian Zana fishing in the rain at Breakfast Creek, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Bridge over Homosassa River - Homosass Springs, Florida
Taken some time in Jan 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
Children taking part in a sandcastle competition at a beach on the Gold Coast
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Couple square dancing in a championship grand final, Prahran, Victoria, ca. 1952
Taken some time in 1952
National Library of Australia Commons
Csergo wedding, Sydney, February 1952 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jan 1952
State Library of New South Wales collection
Debutantes holding bouquets at a social dance, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Filming Cecil DeMille's "Greatest Show on Earth"
Taken some time in 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
Five tiered celebration cake prepared for Simons Hotel Golden Jubilee
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Food Hall in the deparment store, T. C. Beirnes, Brisbane, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Four calling birds (three callers only)
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Hospital sisters picnic beside the Katherine River, Northern Territory / Arthur Groom
Taken some time in 1952
National Library of Australia Commons
Lionel Cox competing at the Helsinki Olympic Games, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
National Library of Australia Commons
Photograph of Cover for Program of Unveiling of Shrine Ceremonies
Taken some time in 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Scaffolding Erected During Repairs to Exhibition Hall, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Queensland Housing Commission project at Carina, Brisbane, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Reverend A. E. Loxton at the altar of St. Thomas' Church of England, Toowong, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Ruth Melamond, Dr. Own Wangensteen, and Luella Maslon at a Mt. Sinai Women's Auxiliary function
Taken some time in 1952
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Surf club competitors at a surf carnival at Noosa Beach, Queensland, 1952
Taken some time in 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Young women celebrate Christmas with Santa Claus: Saint Petersburg, Florida
Taken some time in 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
New Steps of the South Portico Being Erected during the White House Renovation, 01/04/1952
Taken 4 Jan 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Bridge over Homosassa River: Homosass Springs, Florida
Taken 15 Jan 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
[Aerial View, Aransas Pass Plant, United Carbon Co.]
Taken 31 Jan 1952
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Drivers narrowly avoiding a stalled race car: Daytona Beach, Florida
Taken some time in Feb 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
Photograph of Steel Shelving and Records at Federal Records Center, Alexandria, Virginia, Front View
Taken 13 Feb 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Federal Records Center, Alexandria, Virginia for Budget Hearing, Temporary Building, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Taken 15 Feb 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Adrian Zana fishing in the rain at Breakfast Creek, 1952
Taken 23 Feb 1952
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Broadcast Room on Ground Floor of White House, 03/1952
Taken some time in Mar 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Northwest View of Second Floor Corridor of White House during the Renovation, 03/24/1952
Taken 24 Mar 1952
The U.S. National Archives
President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman Returning to the White House after the Renovation, 03/27/1952
Taken 27 Mar 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Charles Braibant, Director of the Archives of France and President of the International Council on Archives, and Wayne C. Grover, Archivist of the United States, Examining the Original T
Taken 11 Apr 1952
The U.S. National Archives
[Aerial View, Railroad Yard Tracks, Southern Pacific Lines]
Taken 14 Apr 1952
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
View of the Grand Staircase at the White House, 04/24/1952
Taken 24 Apr 1952
The U.S. National Archives
[Seatrain Louisiana, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Car, Texas City]
Taken 5 May 1952
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg
Taken 21 May 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
The "Chatham" fireboat on Gibbs drydock - Jacksonville
Taken some time in Jun 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
Two unidentified soldiers enjoy some recreation time at a sandbagged Navy Army Air Force Institute (NAAFI)
Taken some time in Jun 1952
Australian War Memorial collection
Three young women on the beach - Saint George Island
Taken some time in Jul 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
President Harry S. Truman's Study, Second Floor Oval Room , 07/29/1952
Taken 29 Jul 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Mr G Eastcott and family of Louth Park, East Maitland, removing their belongings, August 1952
Taken some time in Aug 1952
State Library of New South Wales collection
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Guests (AC604-1A-016-003)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Guests (AC604-1A-016-005)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Guests (AC604-1A-016-006)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Guests (AC604-1A-016-013)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Guests Arriving (AC604-1A-016-011)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Flower Arrangement (AC604-1A-016-001)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests (AC604-1A-016-017)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests (AC604-1A-016-028)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests (AC604-1A-016-051)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests Analyzing Beam Spacer (AC604-1A-016-012)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests at Dinner (AC604-1A-016-041)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests at Dinner (AC604-1A-016-046)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests in Food Line (AC604-1A-016-036)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests in Food Service Line (AC604-1A-016-037)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests in Food Service Line (AC604-1A-016-038)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Dollinger Steel Fiftieth Anniversary Guests Near Machine (AC604-1A-016-015)
Taken 28 Aug 1952
tyrrellhistoricallibrary
Photograph of Scaffolding Erected During Repairs to Exhibition Hall, 1952
Taken 11 Sep 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Dr. Wayne C. Grover, Dr. Waldo Gifford Leland, and Dr. Solon J. Buck at the Unveiling of the Portrait of Dr. Robert D. W. Connor, First Archivist of the United States
Taken 10 Oct 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Solon Buck Delivering Address at Unveiling Ceremonies for R. D. W. Connor Portrait, with Wayne Grover and Mr. and Mrs. Nash
Taken 10 Oct 1952
The U.S. National Archives
Mrs. Red Taylor with desk full of phones - Tallahassee
Taken 14 Oct 1952
State Library and Archives of Florida
Photograph of Robert Digges Wimberly Connor, First Archivist of the United States, Copy of the Oil Painting
Taken 21 Oct 1952
The U.S. National Archives