This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. 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
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 code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
RMS STRATHAIRD at West Circular Quay, 1932
Taken some time in 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sydney Harbour Bridge from Milsons Point, February 1932
Taken some time in Feb 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
KITANO MARU at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Taken some time in Mar 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
HMAS CANBERRA at naval buoy number 1, Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour
Taken 5 Mar 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
RMS STRATHNAVER alongside the wharf in west Circular Quay
Taken 11 Mar 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
RMS STRATHAIRD sailing into Circular Quay, 24 March 1932
Taken 24 Mar 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Warship, probably the French naval sloop BELLATRIX, off Farm Cove in Sydney, July 1932
Taken some time in Jul 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Warship, probably the French naval sloop BELLATRIX, off Farm Cove in Sydney, July 1932
Taken some time in Jul 1932
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons