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!
Capture of La Clorinde, Feby 26th 1814. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint showing HMS Eurotas in action with La Clorinde (1808). La Clorinde is shown on the left. She was captured the day after the action by the Dryad and Achates.
1 Mar 1817
National Maritime Museum
Commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar - Octr 21st 1805. Plate 1.
1 Mar 1817
National Maritime Museum