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!
6th Division boards the troopships, Pyrmont, Sydney, 9-10 January 1940 / by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jan 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Commuters for the office off the South Steyne, Sydney, 1940 / Pix magazine
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Charles and Elsa Chauvel with cinematographer and actors dressed as Australian soldiers from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsemen
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Chips Rafferty in uniform from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Chips Rafferty in uniform from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Chips Rafferty in uniform with cigarette paper from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of soldiers and donkeys from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of soldiers playing two-up from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day sports at Showground, March 1940, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day sports at Showground, March 1940, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection