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 First Archivist of the United States R. D. W. Connor Receiving Film "Gone With The Wind" from Senator George of Georgia and Loew's Eastern Division Manager Carter Barron, 1941
Taken 30 Jan 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Sound Recording Equipment from the Division of Motion Pictures, 1941
Taken 27 Feb 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Shelby County, Iowa. Corn sealed in farm granaries under the Ever-Normal granary plan
Taken 2 May 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Executive Order 8802 dated June 25, 1941, in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt prohibits discrimination in the defense program., 06/25/1941, Page 2/2
Taken 25 Jun 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II...12/07/1941
Taken 7 Dec 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Transcript of Message to Congress Requesting Declaration of War Against Japan, 12/08/1941 (page 1 of 3)
Taken 8 Dec 1941
The U.S. National Archives