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!
. Thames waterman's breeches belonging to Henry Hayes.
Waterman's breeches belonging to Henry Hayes of Deptford. They are made from wool. Hayes wore the breeched when he won the annual Doggett' Coat and Badge Race from London Bridge to Che
1920
National Maritime Museum
. Thames waterman's cap belonging to Henry Hayes.
Red cloth peaked cap in schoolboy style, from the Waterman's uniform of Henry Hayes, Deptford. Watermen were the equivalent of water taxis rowing passengers up and down the River Thames. Henry H
1920
National Maritime Museum