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!
[Portrait of Fess Williams and Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Freddie Moore and Joe Thomas, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Harry Gibson, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of James P. (James Price) Johnson, Fess Williams, Freddie Moore, and Joe Thomas, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Joe Marsala, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Lois de Fee, Club Nocturne, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Tony Soma, Tony's, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1948] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1948
The Library of Congress