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!
Harold Bluetooths and Gorm the Olds rune stones
Taken some time in May 1900
National Museum of Denmark
King Muzinga’s children and Major R. Høier’s daughter. Ruanda 1928.
Taken some time in Aug 1928
National Museum of Denmark
Old man shows how the Kikuyu tribeused to fight with the Masais 1938.
Taken some time in Aug 1938
National Museum of Denmark
King Christian X on his horse. Gyldenløvsgade in Copenhagen 1940.
Taken some time in Jul 1940
National Museum of Denmark
Soccer. Denmark - Germany. Germany won 1-0. Hamburg, November 1940.
Taken some time in Nov 1940
National Museum of Denmark
Queue outside the butcher in Elsinore. August 1943.
Taken some time in Aug 1943
National Museum of Denmark
The police clearing Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen during the strike in 1944.
Taken some time in Jul 1944
National Museum of Denmark
The police on their way to Sweden, returning from concentration camp in Germany. 1945
Taken some time in 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Musicians in the streets of Vesterbro, Copenhagen, March 1945
Taken some time in Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Jeanne d’Arc School on fire. Maglekildevej at Frederiksberg. 21st March 1945.
Taken 21 Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark
The mistakenly bombed French School and the surrounding neighborhoods. Henrik Ibsens Vej 18-22.
Taken 21 Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark
The mistakenly bombed French School and the surrounding neighborhoods. The ruins of the school is viewed from Frederiksberg Alle.
Taken 21 Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Sabotage. People looking at Langebro (bridge) in Copenhagen. 27th March 1945.
Taken 27 Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Flags at the central square in Copenhagen. After 5th May 1945.
Taken some time in May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Woman selling flags at Langelinje, Copenhagen. May 1945
Taken some time in May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Woman. Freedom fighter with rifle at the Carlsberg Breweries. May 1945
Taken some time in May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Books and papers from the German book shop at Frederiksberggade in Copenhagen. 5th May 1945.
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Dannebrog (the Danish flag) at Danas Plads in Copenhagen. 5th May 1945.
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Freedom fighters inspecting cars at Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen. 5th May 1945
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Members of the resistance movement in fight with German soldiers. Flakhaven in Odense. 5th of May 1945.
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
The Royal Guard replaces the police at Amalienborg Palace. 10th of June 1945.
Taken 10 Jun 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Police officers in front of Griffenfeldtsgade 50 in Copenhagen - the communist party's head quarter
Taken 22 Jun 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Queue outside the cigarette shop at Bakken (amusement park) in Klampenborg. Summer 1945.
Taken some time in Jul 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Masai with typical hairdo. Near Lake Magadi 1949.
Taken some time in Aug 1949
National Museum of Denmark