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!
El Ministro de la Guerra, su Estado Mayor y los Senores agregados militares a las legaciones extranjeras.
Taken 5 May 1902
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Page 21 of the Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander, 5 May 1917
Taken 5 May 1917
State Library of Queensland, Australia
San Lorenzo, California. Farm laborer with his little son a few days prior to evacuation from this . . ., 05/05/1942
Taken 5 May 1942
The U.S. National Archives
Craftsman A R Bennett uses a Singer sewing machine to make canvas bags
Taken 5 May 1944
Australian War Memorial collection
Books and papers from the German book shop at Frederiksberggade in Copenhagen. 5th May 1945.
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Dannebrog (the Danish flag) at Danas Plads in Copenhagen. 5th May 1945.
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Freedom fighters inspecting cars at Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen. 5th May 1945
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Members of the resistance movement in fight with German soldiers. Flakhaven in Odense. 5th of May 1945.
Taken 5 May 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Janie Irvine gives water to "Patches" from surf: Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida
Taken 5 May 1948
State Library and Archives of Florida
[Seatrain Louisiana, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Car, Texas City]
Taken 5 May 1952
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Storyteller Annie Tomlin: White Springs, Florida
Taken 5 May 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
Old hermit Roy Ozmer poses with his dog on a self-made lounge chair: Gomez Point, Florida
Taken 5 May 1961
State Library and Archives of Florida
Old hermit Roy Ozmer reading a letter on a self-made lounge chair: Gomez Point, Florida
Taken 5 May 1961
State Library and Archives of Florida