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, Canadian Navy uniform: pattern 1935. Three buttons. Rope twist outer edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1952 crown. Beneath it is CANADA with a fouled anchor at the bottom.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Canadian Navy uniform: pattern 1953. Three buttons. Smooth outer edges. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a post-1952 crown. Beneath it is CANADA with a fouled anchor at the bottom. Rating's buttons.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1953. Five buttons. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1953. Four buttons. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1953. Three buttons. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor.
1953
National Maritime Museum