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!
First aid packages destined for 101St Edmonton Fusiliers
Taken some time in 1914
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Dingman no. 1 oil well drillers, Turner Valley, Alberta
Taken some time in May 1914
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Canadian nurse Madeleine Jaffray (taking photo) with French soldiers
Taken some time in 1917
Provincial Archives of Alberta
British Women's Army Auxiliary Corps members on a train
Taken some time in 1918
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Children harvesting cabbages on the Hamilton farm, north of Edmonton
Taken some time in 1920
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Alberta Department of Public Health Work Safety Poster
Taken some time in 1924
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Alberta Department of Public Health Work Safety Poster
Taken some time in 1924
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Barges and steamer used to transport bison from Waterways to Wood Buffalo National Park
Taken some time in 1925
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Bison calves being led through a seven-mile timber cut to open land
Taken some time in 1925
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Bison in Ft. McMurray corrals awaiting transport to Wood Buffalo National Park
Taken some time in 1925
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Branding bison in Wainwright for transport to Wood Buffalo National Park
Taken some time in 1925
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Steamer used to transport bison from Waterways to Wood Buffalo National Park
Taken some time in 1925
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Transporting bison by barge from Waterways to Wood Buffalo National Park
Taken some time in 1925
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Ukrainian Church in the Sich District, north west of Vegreville, Alberta
Taken some time in 1926
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Steam tractor demonstration, Smoky Lake, Alberta
Taken some time in 1927
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Mercy Flight returns to Edmonton greeted by a crowd of 10,000
Taken some time in Jan 1928
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Mercy Flight: Wop May and Vic Horner off to Fort Vermilion with diptheria antitoxin.
Taken some time in Jan 1928
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Wop May and Vic Horner arrive at Fort Vermilion.
Taken some time in Jan 1928
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Wop May and Vic Horner greeted at Peace River on the way to Fort Vermilion.
Taken some time in Jan 1928
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Car stuck in mud being pulled out by horses, Peace River, Alberta
Taken some time in 1929
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Cree women scraping a large moose hide - Waterhen River area, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1930
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Cree women working on a large moose hide - Waterhen River area, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1930
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Squatipew, Cree, Star Blanket Band, Fort Qu'Appelle, South Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1930
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Women scraping a large hide, Nakoda summer camp near Banff, Alberta
Taken some time in 1930
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Cree Men, Women and Children Participating in a Ceremony - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Imperial Oil Airshow at the Edmonton Municipal Airport, Alberta
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Imperial Oil Airshow at the Edmonton Municipal Airport, Alberta
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Imperial Oil Airshow at the Edmonton Municipal Airport, Alberta
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Photo of a Circular Wood Frame Structure Used on Ceremonial Occasions - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Photo of Chief Two Bears Beside His Tepee -Southern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Photo of Cree Woman Smoking Beside Racks of Drying Meat - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Pipes and Feathers Used in the Pipe Ceremony - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Young Couple Beside a Lake - Waterhen River Area, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Young Cree Couple Beside a Lake - Waterhen River Area, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Young Cree Woman Between Two Elders - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Jasper Place Rustlers hockey team of Edmonton, Alberta, Canadian Ladies Hockey Champions, 1932-1933
Taken some time in 1933
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Galt Miners baseball team, Senior champions of 1936, Lethbridge, Alberta
Taken some time in 1936
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Ruth Bowen with Margaret Neal (née Bowen) and dog Lassie
Taken some time in 1937
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Ruth Freund (née Bowen) with daughter Margaret Carol
Taken some time in 1937
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Mary or Sandy Lee with Christmas tree, Mountain Park, Alberta
Taken some time in Dec 1937
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Canadian Corps veterans on Vimy Day in Edmonton, 9 April 1938
Taken 9 Apr 1938
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Canadian Corps veterans on Vimy Day in Edmonton, 9 April 1938
Taken 9 Apr 1938
Provincial Archives of Alberta
H.A. Dyde, President of the Canadian Corps, at the Edmonton War Memorial on Vimy Day, 9 April 1938
Taken 9 Apr 1938
Provincial Archives of Alberta
H.A. Dyde, President of the Canadian Corps, laying a wreath at the Edmonton War Memorial on Vimy Day, 9 April 1938
Taken 9 Apr 1938
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Millet curling team at Coal Lake near Gwynne, Alberta
Taken some time in Dec 1939
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, after a heavy snowfall
Taken some time in Dec 1942
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Cattle drive on the Clarence Copithorne Ranch, Jumping Pound Creek
Taken some time in 1947
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Cattle drive on the Clarence Copithorne Ranch, Jumping Pound Creek
Taken some time in 1947
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Girl's softball team, Smoky Lake High School, Smoky Lake, Alberta
Taken 22 May 1947
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Easter Sunday service, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Smoky Lake, Alberta
Taken 2 May 1948
Provincial Archives of Alberta