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!
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
4 November 1915
Imperial War Museum
Beschlagnahme der Getreideernte - Kundmachung - Zalau - In ungarischer Sprache
4 November 1915
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Lieutenant Philip Anthony Brown , Durham Light Infantry
Died 4 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Philip Anthony Brown. Unit: 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 04 November 1915.
Died 4 November 1915
Imperial War Museum
Preparing the Deperdussin Monoplane No. 1378 for launching off HMS 'Aurora' (1913). A view taken from the starboard bridge wing on board HMS Aurora (1913), a light cruiser, looking over the forecastle deck. The ship is underway. The Deperdussin
4 November 1915
National Maritime Museum
Private Caleb Snashall 8647, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 4 November 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private James Ellsworth 625, Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Died 4 November 1915
Lives of the First World War