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!
Magic Lantern Slide of a dog jumping through a hoop.
Taken some time in 1830
National Science and Media Museum
'Haute Égypte, Grand Temple de Denderah, vue genérale' (Upper Egypt, Great Temple of Dendera, general view)
Taken some time in 1852
National Science and Media Museum
Page from "Mecanisme de la Physionomie Humaine"
Taken some time in 1862
National Science and Media Museum
Terrible effects of our Artillery.Boche dead may be seen lying in the foreground. Sept 20 1918. 4th Division
Taken some time in 1918
National Science and Media Museum
Girls from Australia sleeping out in The Mall before the coronation
Taken 31 May 1953
National Science and Media Museum