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!
Reliance and Shamrock III before the start, Aug. 25, 1903 (LOC)
Taken some time in 1903
The Library of Congress
Historic foot guards will play a prominent part in Governor Chamberlain's inauguration (LOC)
Taken 4 Jan 1903
The Library of Congress
Saranac this week has a carnival of winter sports and winter fun amid Adirondack scenery (LOC)
Taken 1 Feb 1903
The Library of Congress
The typhoid germ hunters are after the men who cut ice from polluted waters to sell in New-York (LOC)
Taken 8 Mar 1903
The Library of Congress
Washington's foreign embassies will soon be transferred to seashore and mountainside (LOC)
Taken 28 Jun 1903
The Library of Congress
While New York swelters, mountain climbers of the west revel in the eternal snows (LOC)
Taken 19 Jul 1903
The Library of Congress
New-York has a picturesque Venice all her own and within the city limits, at Jamaica Bay (LOC)
Taken 2 Aug 1903
The Library of Congress
Central Park's lakes are being cleaned and deepened - the process an interesting one (LOC)
Taken 30 Aug 1903
The Library of Congress
Habits of the Syrians, one of whom tried to assassinate an American Vice-Council the other day (LOC)
Taken 6 Sep 1903
The Library of Congress
Scenes in C.C. Worthington's Park, whence 2,000 deer are to be turned loose on the countryside (LOC)
Taken 13 Sep 1903
The Library of Congress
An old Roman garden transferred to Philadelphia, despite many difficulties, by J. H. A. Klauder (LOC)
Taken 4 Oct 1903
The Library of Congress
Scenes in that district of Alaska Canada's claim to which has just been disallowed (LOC)
Taken 25 Oct 1903
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Five illustrations of the familiar newspaper phrase, "Help Wanted" (LOC)
Taken 1 Nov 1903
The Library of Congress
Preparations for Thanksgiving dinner are this week occupying many minds (LOC)
Taken 22 Nov 1903
The Library of Congress
Scenes along the mule trail to Bogota, the capital city of Colombia (LOC)
Taken 13 Dec 1903
The Library of Congress