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!
Study of a recumbent sheep after Paul Potter. Mounted with PAE6569-PAE6570.
5 Sep 1820
National Maritime Museum
The quay, Havre with a large dockside crane. original art: drawing
5 Sep 1833
National Maritime Museum
The quay, Havre with much topographical detail, street names etc. original art: drawing
5 Sep 1833
National Maritime Museum
Grace Darling & her Father going to the Rescue of the Forfarshire Steamer. The Forfarshire steamer (commanded by Captn. Humble) left Hull for Dundee Wednesday Even'g Sept, 5th 1838. About 4 O'Clock friday Morn'g the 7th. She struck on t
1838
National Maritime Museum
'Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island, Septr 5th 1849'. No. 21 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as ti
5 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th 1849' [Society Islands]. No. 22 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fanshawe's viewpoint appears to be inside the
5 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
Coastal view four miles north-eastward of the Reskar Lighthouse, Baro Sound, Finland. No. 6 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, 'Four miles N.E. ward of the Reskar Lighthous
5 September 1855
National Maritime Museum
Forte (1858). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the main deck for Forte (1858), 51-gun wooden screw frigate. The plan was originally drawn for Chesapeake (1855), Forte (1858) and Aurora (1861), but this version was sent to Deptford Dockyard for building Forte.
February 1855, re dated 5 September 1855
National Maritime Museum
Model of the 'Columbia' (1902). A full hull builders' model of the passenger liner 'Columbia' (1902), as displayed in the Naval, Shipping, and Fisheries Exhibition at Earl's Court, London, in 1905. A view of the port side of
5 September 1905
National Maritime Museum