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!
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1891. Two buttons. Smooth edge. On a lined background is a pre-1901 crown over a fouled anchor with the rope appearing from under the right-hand side of the stock to go over the shank to the left and then under the sha
National Maritime Museum
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Twenty buttons. Domed. Rope twisted edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1901 crown over a fouled anchor with the rope appearing from under the right-hand side of the stock to go
1901
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Box containing Lieutenant-Commander's cocked hat
1901
National Maritime Museum
Button, Coastguard uniform: pattern pre1901. Two buttons. Only one button found as UNI6967.Twisted rope edge. On a lined background is a pre1901 crown with a fouled anchor underneath. On a belt almost circling the anchor as it joins upto the crown is a be
before 1901
National Maritime Museum
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1812-1827. One flat button with twisted rope edge. On a circle with a smooth background is an oval with a rope twist edge and a lined background. Within the oval is a large anchor. Two smaller anchors are on the left-h
National Maritime Museum
Button: Unknown. Domed, gilt button.Smooth edge. Within a circular raised border on a stippled background, is a pre-1901 crown above a foul anchor where the rope is tied to the ring at the top, goes under the left-hand side of the stock, over the shank to
before 1901
National Maritime Museum