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!
Athlete Nick Winter performing a standing high jump, Camden Showground, New South Wales, ca. 1925.
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Billboard advertising Old Court whiskey along a railway platform, Victoria, approximately 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Billboard advertising Parker shoes, Victoria, approximately 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Billboard advertising Steelo steel wool cleaning products, Victoria, approximately 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Miss Jean Watts running on Bondi Beach with a dog, New South Wales, 1925 / M. H. Robinson
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons