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!
Letter from George Jones to James G. Blaine Recommending Frederick Douglass as United States Minister to Haiti, 07/02/1889 (page 2 of 6)
Taken 2 Jul 1889
The U.S. National Archives
Scenes from the life of John Paul Jones, whose funeral begins this week (LOC)
Taken 2 Jul 1905
The Library of Congress
Ipswich rugby league team set to play England in an International Rugby League match in Ipswich, 1932
Taken 2 Jul 1922
State Library of Queensland, Australia
International Rugby League match between Ipswich and England in Ipswich, 1932
Taken 2 Jul 1932
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Rugby league playes chase ather the ball during an International Rugby League match between Ipswich and England in Ipswich 1932
Taken 2 Jul 1932
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Photograph of the Ceiling of the Rotunda in the National Archives Building
Taken 2 Jul 1935
The U.S. National Archives
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, July 2, 1936
Taken 2 Jul 1936
State Library of Queensland, Australia