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!
Steamship Otago on the rocks at Chaslands Mistake, 4 December 1876
Taken 4 Dec 1876
National Library NZ on The Commons
Flood - Cootamundra, NSW, 4 December 1919
Taken 4 Dec 1919
State Library of New South Wales collection
Photograph of the National Archives Building Being Constructed, 12/04/1933
Taken 4 Dec 1933
The U.S. National Archives
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, receiving guests at a State reception at Parliament House, Brisbane in December 1934
Taken 4 Dec 1934
State Library of Queensland, Australia