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!
Photograph of a Plan for a Mechanically Refrigerated Display Counter for Retail Public Markets, 01/1917
Taken some time in Jan 1917
The U.S. National Archives
Recruits with their mattresses tied to them to serve as life preservers.
Taken some time in Apr 1917
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, 04/13/1917 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 13 Apr 1917
The U.S. National Archives
Suffragists arrested for picketing the White House. Photo shows suffragist arrested in front . . ., 07/14/1917
Taken 14 Jul 1917
The U.S. National Archives