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).
. Armillary sphere. Flat but fully assembled and opens automatically to stand upright. Wood coloured stand with six inter-connecting gold coloured rings.
The primary sphere consists of a series of interlocking paper rings. In the centre, there is a smal
1973
National Maritime Museum
. Earthenware commissioning mug for 'HMS Ariadne'. It is white with a gilt rim and handle, a transfer-print in blue on one side with the ship's name 'HMS ARIADNE' and badge, which is a wreath of vine containing a celestial crown w
1973
National Maritime Museum
Atomic clock. This is a replica of a Hewlett-Packard caesium-beam frequency standard, or atomic clock. The original was manufactured by the Santa Clara Division of the Hewlett Packard Company, USA (since 1999 a separate company called Agilent Technologies
1973
National Maritime Museum
Cap badge, Mersey Docks & Harbour Co. Cap badge. Worn by Senior Dock Masters and Marine Officers of docks and stages.
1973
National Maritime Museum
Titanic - The Unforgetable Story.... A gramophone Record 'Titanic - The unforgettable story as told by the actual survivors of this most incredible marine disaster' 'The complete original award winning C.B.C. Broadcast'. Sleeve covers
1973
National Maritime Museum
Waterwitch (1871); Merchant vessel; Cargo vessel; Three-masted barquentine. Crutch for the full hull model of the three-masted barquentine Waterwitch (1871) commissioned for an exhibition at the Museum. The hull planking is painted black and mounted on a
1973
National Maritime Museum
Waterwitch (1871); Merchant vessel; Cargo vessel; Three-masted barquentine. Crutch for the full hull model of the three-masted barquentine Waterwitch (1871) commissioned for an exhibition at the Museum. The hull planking is painted black and mounted on a
1973
National Maritime Museum
Waterwitch (1871); Merchant vessel; Cargo vessel; Three-masted barquentine. Scale: 1:72. A modern exhibition full hull model of the barquetine ‘Waterwitch’ (1871). It is fully rigged with all the sails set and shows the deck cleared, the hatch
1973
National Maritime Museum
Nursing Sister Helen Janet WOOLSON , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 10 January 1973
Lives of the First World War
Acting Serjeant Instructor Harold Corble 800478, London Regiment
Died 21 January 1973
Lives of the First World War
Acting Corporal Arthur Herbert Procter VC 200996, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 27 January 1973
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick Brewer 59707, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 1 March 1973
Lives of the First World War
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Wells Gardner. Ball Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Served 16 months in World War I. Was a glider pilot befor he became a gunner. Flew 26 missions over Germany. Was twice reported Killed in Action (KIA) while flyin
Died 14 March 1973
American Air Museum
Assistant Provost Marshal Thomas Stewart Lonsdale F/906, 2nd Division
Died 17 March 1973
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant George Melville Cooper , 3rd Seaforth Highlanders
Died 29 March 1973
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant James Ulick Francis Canning Alexander OBE , Coldstream Guards
Died 4 April 1973
Lives of the First World War
Lee Carson. , . Lee Carson attended Smith College, Chicago, aged 14 and left, aged 16 to become a reporter for the Chicago Times. In 1940 she joined the International News Service, she was made a War correspondent in 1943.
Carson was dubbed by her coll
Died 5 April 1973
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Warren Hamilton Lewis , Army Service Corps
Died 9 April 1973
Lives of the First World War
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Edwin Sjoholm. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew on plane #482 'Andy's Aces'
Died 1 May 1973
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Donald Fumagalli. Radio Operator, 388th Bomb Group. INT
Died 1 May 1973
American Air Museum
Colonel William Cleveland. Chief of Staff; Commanding Officer, 25th Bomb Group. Cleveland was Chief of Staff of the 325th Wing and assumed command on July 4 1944.
Cleveland was C.O. of the 466th BG: 1 November 1944 - 16 February 1945
Died 25 May 1973
American Air Museum
Major Francis Albert Eley Crew , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 26 May 1973
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant Fred Greaves, VC 23715, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Died 11 June 1973
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Graef. Pilot; Assistant Group Operations Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 June 1973
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Darwin Berry. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD) 270 Hrs 6-12-44.
Died 24 June 1973
American Air Museum
Captain James Parke. Admin. Inspector, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
Died 1 July 1973
American Air Museum
Corporal John Brown Hamilton VC 331958, Highland Light Infantry
Died 18 July 1973
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Jack Morrison Gregory 18869, Field Artillery Reinforcements
Died 7 August 1973
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt , Royal Irish Rifles/ Royal Flying Corps
Died 15 August 1973
Lives of the First World War
Major Urban Adams. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. England Feb 1943--Feb 1944; completed 25 missions--last mission 5 Nov 1943. Further information in vertical file in 94th BG.
Purple Heart, DFC; Air Medal w/3OLC
Died 26 August 1973
American Air Museum
Lieutenant John Ronald Reuel Tolkien , Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 2 September 1973
Lives of the First World War
Air Vice Marshal Thomas Cathcart Traill CB OBE DFC ,
Died 1 October 1973
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney Arthur Porter 330547, Hampshire Regiment
Died 1 October 1973
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ammon. Fighter Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) 1st Tour of Duty (ETD). 2nd tour 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF US
Died 29 October 1973
American Air Museum
Orderley Millicent Sylvia Armstrong , Scottish Womens Hospitals
Died 18 November 1973
Lives of the First World War
Captain Michael Conder Harewell Smith-Carington , 102nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Died 19 November 1973
Lives of the First World War
Acting Lieutenant Colonel Robert Alexander Wolfe-Murray, D.S.O. M.C , Gordon Highlanders
Died 22 November 1973
Lives of the First World War
Private David Benjamin Gurion J/5770, Royal Fusiliers
Died 1 December 1973
Lives of the First World War
May Wedderburn Cannan , Personel Mission Anglaise Paris
Died 11 December 1973
Lives of the First World War