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!
portrait of two men holding slate, upon which is written the date, Jan. 8, 1857
Taken some time in 1857
George Eastman Museum
Rebecca, Augusta and Rosa. Slave Children from New Orleans.
Taken some time in 1863
George Eastman Museum
Sergent Boston Corbett, 16th N.Y. Cav. Who shot J. Wilkes Booth, April 26, 1865.
Taken some time in 1865
George Eastman Museum
Ford's Theatre, Washington, (Where President Lincoln was Assassinated)
Taken some time in 1969
George Eastman Museum
Man arrested on suspicion of being one of the Lincoln Assassination conspirators. Name not disclosed. [Identified as Joao M. Celestino]
Taken some time in 1969
George Eastman Museum
Man arrested on suspicion of being one of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators. Name not disclosed. [Identified as Joao M. Celestino]
Taken some time in 1969
George Eastman Museum
Michael O'Laughlin. One of the Lincoln Assassination Consiprators.
Taken some time in 1969
George Eastman Museum