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!
Fahrpreise von Baltimore, in Einwandererzuegen.
Taken some time in Jan 1856
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Former Post Office, the rally of the ''Law and Order'' Party.
Taken some time in 1856
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North side of Montgomery Street, from California to Sacramento.
Taken some time in 1856
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Remains of the Ancient Chersonese, near Sebastopol.
Taken 1 Jan 1856
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Telegraph Hill, taken from corner of Stockton and Sacramento streets.
Taken some time in 1856
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View from Kearny street - in the foreground the Orphans' Asylum.
Taken some time in 1856
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View over the City, containing the portions between California and Bush Streets.
Taken some time in 1856
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Mouth of the Tchernaya River, at the bottom of Inkermann Bay, end of Sebastopol Harbour.
Taken 4 Feb 1856
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Quarantine Cemetery and Church, with French Battery No. 50.
Taken 27 Feb 1856
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Sebastopol from Old Chersonese, and Ancient Church of St. Vladimir.
Taken 28 May 1856
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