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!
The Mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty [ 29 April 1789]. HM sloop 'Bounty' was a small West Indiaman of 250 tons, previously called 'Bethia', and purchased by
2 October 1790
National Maritime Museum
The beach at Hythe with a 'boat' hut, boats drawn up and Martello Towers in the distance. Mounted with PAE5510. Inscribed 'Martello Towers near Hythe, Oct 2. 1830' by the artist. The view looks west towards Dymchurch and Dungeness.
2 Oct 1830
National Maritime Museum
To The Commodore... Royal Thames Yacht Club. This Print Representing The Five Leading Vessels in the Strangers Purse Match, July 7th 1847... dedicated by... John Lynn. Hand-coloured.
2 Oct 1847
National Maritime Museum
Topi, ' Murano ' with details of fishing gear. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his t
2 October 1857
National Maritime Museum
prent (niet in kleur) uit 'La mode illustrée' 1870-10-02
2 October 1870
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Christiania. Skidbacken på Holmenkollen 2/10 04."
2 October 1904
Bohusläns museum
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Helsingör. Kronoborgs slott 2/10 1913."
2 October 1913
Bohusläns museum
Vue de Fortezza Vecchia prise du bord de mer, Corfou, Grèce, A 2 677
2 octobre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Vue de Fortezza Vecchia prise du bord de mer, Corfou, Grèce, A 2 678
2 octobre 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
2nd Lieutenant Alfred Frederick Joseph Sang , Intelligence Corp
Died 2 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Sidney C Good 5170, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)
Died 2 October 1914
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant (Temporary) Alfred Frederick Joseph Sang. Unit: Intelligence Corps. Death: 02 October 1914 Wounded by shrapnel on 9 September 1914 died in No. 8 Hospital, Rouen, France Western Front.
Died 2 October 1914
Imperial War Museum
George Thomas Charles Cheshire 375, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
, Sully-sur-Loire, France, A 72 368 XS
2 octobre 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Beschlagnahme der Ernte - Kundmachung - Nagykikinda - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
2 October 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Brigadier General Frederick Drummond Vincent Wing, C.B. , 3rd Division
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart , Welsh Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Major Ronald William Brakspear , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Roland Wall 10634, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas John Price 11520, South Wales Borderers
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Griffith Davies. Unit: 12th Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Death: 02 October 1915 Missing in action Western Front
Died 2 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Leonard Righton Burrows , Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Marcus McGregor. Unit: 3rd Reserve Battalion, attached 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. Death: 02 October 1915 Loos Hohenzollen Redoubt Western Front
Died 2 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Serjeant Joseph Alger 3/7078, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1915
Lives of the First World War
Thomas George Mills 23847, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
2nd Lieutenant George Trevor Hudson , Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Wilfred Essex 11355, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Members of the 21st Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Brigade about to depart on the troopship NESTOR
Taken 2 Oct 1916
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Private Charles Henry Mountstephen 15984, Devonshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Alfred Bedley 5730/702461. Unit: 1st/23rd Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 2 October 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 2 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Hugh Aubrey Cockerton 2991, Cambridgeshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Jabez Smith 14917, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Kidd Palmer 20327, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant John Chandler, M.C. , 9th (County of London) Regiment (St Pancras)
Died 2 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serb Camp, Mikra Bay; Thirty-six Drawings of Salonika and Macedonia
2 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Soldiers about to embark on HMAT NESTOR
Taken 2 Oct 1916
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
WRECKAGE OF GERMAN ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP L.31 BROUGHT DOWN AT POTTERS BAR
2 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Thomas Stanley Spittle , Monmouthshire Regiment
Died 2 October 1917
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Frank James Hall 36802, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 2 October 1917
Lives of the First World War