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!
Building goods locomotive 5801, Eveleigh Workshops, Redfern, Sydney, 1949 / R. Bean
Taken some time in 1949
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Arcade at night, Feb 1949, from Series 02: Sydney people & streets, 1948-1950, photographed by Brian Bird
Taken some time in Feb 1949
State Library of New South Wales collection
Outdoor dancers, schoolgirls in Botanic Gardens, Sept 1949, from Series 02: Sydney people & streets, 1948-1950, photographed by Brian Bird
Taken some time in Sep 1949
State Library of New South Wales collection