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!
[Employee with slide rule, Hercules Powder Co. Experiment Station, Wilmington, DE]
Taken 19 May 1947
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Warren Petroleum Corp. at Gladewater, Texas
Taken some time in Jul 1947
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Warren Petroleum Corp. at Gladewater, Texas
Taken some time in Jul 1947
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Cement Plant, Building, Lone Star Cement Corp.]
Taken some time in Nov 1947
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Herd of Cattle Drinking at Creek, Abercrombie Ranch, James Smither Abercrombie]
Taken some time in Nov 1947
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Norfolk and Western Railway Freight Car 41951, Lone Star Cement Corp.]
Taken some time in Nov 1947
SMU Libraries Digital Collections