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!
Advertisement of slave sale: Leon County, Florida
Taken 27 May 1842
State Library and Archives of Florida
Photograph of a receipt for the purchase of a slave named Davy
Taken 28 Sep 1850
State Library and Archives of Florida
Receipt of slave purchases by Frederick R. Cotten
Taken some time in Aug 1852
State Library and Archives of Florida
Receipts for the sale of slaves in Tallahassee
Taken 16 Sep 1862
State Library and Archives of Florida
Portrait of U.S. soldier George W. Lee at Fort Barrancas.
Taken some time in 1864
State Library and Archives of Florida
Grady, right, and Chris Thompson of The Good Guys performing at the 1971 Florida Folk Festival: White Springs, Florida
Taken some time in 1871
State Library and Archives of Florida
Gulf, Florida, and Alabama engine number 6
Taken some time in May 1871
State Library and Archives of Florida
View of the 4th of July parade on Boulevard Street: DeLand, Florida
Taken 4 Jul 1884
State Library and Archives of Florida
Barbecueing meat at a Masonic picnic: Kissimmee, Florida
Taken 24 Jun 1886
State Library and Archives of Florida
Geronimo and fellow Apache Indian prisoners on their way to Florida by train
Taken 10 Sep 1886
State Library and Archives of Florida
Rockledge grove of Alfred Trafford after the freeze
Taken some time in 1895
State Library and Archives of Florida
Haya Parlor Decorated for Christmas at 605 Magnolia Avenue, Hyde Park: Tampa, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1895
State Library and Archives of Florida
Clarence B. Collins, Jr. poses with his bicycle - Tallahassee
Taken some time in May 1896
State Library and Archives of Florida
Cannons being loaded on transport preparing to sail to Cuba for the Spanish-American war: Tampa, Florida
Taken some time in 1898
State Library and Archives of Florida
Ship grounded by hurricane: Dog Island, Florida
Taken some time in 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Three African American boys in Apalachicola
Taken some time in Feb 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Frozen fountain in capitol grounds: Tallahassee, Florida
Taken 13 Feb 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Italian bark "Cortesia" (?) wrecked near the beach, after a hurricane: Apalachicola, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Norwegian bark "Hindos," blown ashore by a hurricane: St. George Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Norwegian bark "Hindos," blown ashore by a hurricane: St. George Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Schooner "James A. Garfield," aground after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Unidentified foreign bark wrecked off coast after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Various disabled ships, aground after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Various disabled ships, aground after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
Various disabled ships, aground after the hurricane of 1899: Dog Island, Florida
Taken 2 Aug 1899
State Library and Archives of Florida
"On the golf links, St. Augustine, Fla."
Taken some time in 1902
State Library and Archives of Florida
Florida State College football team portrait: Tallahassee, Florida
Taken some time in 1903
State Library and Archives of Florida
The Breakers Hotel on fire: Palm Beach, Florida
Taken 9 Jun 1903
State Library and Archives of Florida
Confederate veterans reunited for group portrait: Crawfordville, Florida
Taken some time in 1904
State Library and Archives of Florida
Steamboat "Hildegarde" loading rosin - Crandall, Florida
Taken some time in 1906
State Library and Archives of Florida
Flight of Lloyd C. Griscom's and Wilbur Wright
Taken some time in Apr 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
Takeoff for Lloyd C. Griscom's ascent with Wilbur Wright
Taken some time in Apr 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
Parade celebrating the completion of the Old Polk County Courthouse: Bartow, Florida
Taken 25 Jun 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
Wreck on DeLand branch at foot of reverse curve
Taken 1 Aug 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
Preparation for a barbeque in celebration of new courthouse: Bartow, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
Second annual Citrus Seminar: Gainesville, Florida
Taken 12 Apr 1911
State Library and Archives of Florida
4-H club grown corn on display: Alachua County, Florida
Taken 20 Oct 1911
State Library and Archives of Florida
4-H club grown corn on display: Alachua County, Florida
Taken 20 Oct 1911
State Library and Archives of Florida
Survivors of the Battle of Olustee, gathered at the Monument dedication: Olustee, Florida
Taken 23 Oct 1912
State Library and Archives of Florida
Butter works and paddles in dairy lab of the agricultural experiment station
Taken 9 Jan 1913
State Library and Archives of Florida
Milk separator in dairy lab of the University of Florida agricultural college
Taken 9 Jan 1913
State Library and Archives of Florida
African American farmer standing in corn field: Alachua County, Florida
Taken 15 Jun 1913
State Library and Archives of Florida
Boy in a 4th of July costume: Leesburg, Florida
Taken 4 Jul 1913
State Library and Archives of Florida
Demonstration agent O.L. Mizelle in field of corn with farmer J.S. Howard: Bradford County, Florida
Taken 11 Jul 1913
State Library and Archives of Florida
Motion picture actors and actresses (1916)
Taken some time in 1916
State Library and Archives of Florida
Motion picture scene from "Strangled Harmony"
Taken some time in 1916
State Library and Archives of Florida
Children of Doctor Tommy Jimmy near Kendall, Florida
Taken some time in Nov 1916
State Library and Archives of Florida
Women and boy from the Doctor Tommy Jimmy family near Kendall, Florida
Taken some time in Nov 1916
State Library and Archives of Florida
Women and child from the Cypress Tiger family near Kendall, Florida
Taken some time in Nov 1916
State Library and Archives of Florida
Portrait of Captain Edward Camden on a horse: Volusia County, Florida
Taken some time in Apr 1917
State Library and Archives of Florida
Poland China boars raised by J.C. Herlong: Micanopy, Florida
Taken 15 Jul 1917
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tom Feaster standing in a corn field: Micanopy, Florida
Taken 15 Jul 1917
State Library and Archives of Florida
Civil War Veterans reunion on August 31, 1917: Madison, Florida
Taken 31 Aug 1917
State Library and Archives of Florida
Koreshans posing in a rowboat - Cape Cod
Taken some time in Oct 1917
State Library and Archives of Florida
Soldiers leaving for France during World War I - Florida
Taken some time in 1918
State Library and Archives of Florida
Carl Luettich's cottage on Ft. Myers Beach at Estero Island
Taken some time in Apr 1918
State Library and Archives of Florida
Young girl standing in front of a crop of napier grass: Okeechobee, Florida
Taken 22 Aug 1918
State Library and Archives of Florida
Fanny Stuart and children, Indian Prairie near Lake Okeechobee
Taken some time in May 1919
State Library and Archives of Florida
Fred L. Bridge with his kitten in Dade City
Taken some time in 1921
State Library and Archives of Florida
Unidentified woman standing next to an automobile parked along the bay: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken some time in 1921
State Library and Archives of Florida
Warren G. Harding playing golf: Miami Beach, Florida
Taken 29 Jan 1921
State Library and Archives of Florida
Bugs McGowanand,Sig Haugdahl and Mabel Cody, Daytona Beach
Taken some time in 1922
State Library and Archives of Florida
Cyclists prepared for a race: Miami, Florida
Taken some time in 1922
State Library and Archives of Florida
Fairfax Theatre on East Flagler Street: Miami, Florida
Taken some time in 1922
State Library and Archives of Florida
Mabel Cody shaking the hand of another aviator: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken some time in 1922
State Library and Archives of Florida
Diving in the water at the Suwannee Club camp: Suwannee Springs?, Florida
Taken some time in Jun 1922
State Library and Archives of Florida
Boats docked along the bayfront: Miami, Florida
Taken some time in 1923
State Library and Archives of Florida