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!
Entrée de la citadelle (el-Kal\'a) de Saladin, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 947
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Façade nord-ouest de la mosquée Rifa\'i, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 946
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Façade sud de la mosquée du sultan Hassan, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 953
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Iron Cross 2nd Class (Military). Facsimile. Pressed metal of obverse side only. A cross pattee painted black with unpainted rim. The Royal cypher "W" in the centre, Imperial Crown at the top & date "1914" at bottom. Fitted with a l
1914
National Maritime Museum
La ville vue des collines en soirée, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 955
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le côté sud de la Mosquée Qanibay Amir Akhur, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 950
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Mosquée de Gawhar el-Lala, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 952
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Tombeaux des Califes, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 954
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Tombeaux des Califes, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 956
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Tombeaux des Califes, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 957
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Vue de la mosquée Al-Mahmudiya, Le Caire, Egypte, Afrique, A 2 951
2 janvier 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine