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!
Emperor William's big war yacht, which is coming here for the launching of his new pleasure boat (LOC)
Taken 19 Jan 1902
The Library of Congress
Types of the three navies that might clash if Russia should gobble too much of China (LOC)
Taken 16 Feb 1902
The Library of Congress
Pope Leo XIII will celebrate to-morrow several anniversaries in his remarkable career (LOC)
Taken 2 Mar 1902
The Library of Congress
Gems from the Garland Collection of Oriental porcelains saved for New-York by J. P. Morgan (LOC)
Taken 16 Mar 1902
The Library of Congress
Thousand of American boys may in future look forward to a free college course at historic Oxford (LOC)
Taken 20 Apr 1902
The Library of Congress
The good influences of Arbor Day observance upon young and old become year by year more apparent (LOC)
Taken 27 Apr 1902
The Library of Congress
The Moros of the Jolo Islands, in spite of present appearances, are likely to remain peaceful (LOC)
Taken 4 May 1902
The Library of Congress
T. Estrada Palma will this week be installed first president of the Free Republic of Cuba (LOC)
Taken 18 May 1902
The Library of Congress
The new head of the Mackay family, Clarence H., combines good business with a love for horses (LOC)
Taken 27 Jul 1902
The Library of Congress
Some of the finest of Long Branch "Clubs," where gambling was suppressed the other day (LOC)
Taken 3 Aug 1902
The Library of Congress
Picturesque Au Sable Chasm, near Lake Champlain, is about to be surveyed for a State Park (LOC)
Taken 10 Aug 1902
The Library of Congress
Alterations at the White House, inside and out, will not be completed for another month at least (LOC)
Taken 5 Oct 1902
The Library of Congress