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!
Squadron of Australia's first naval fleet arriving in Sydney Harbour
Taken 5 Sep 1891
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Construction of the Venetian Pool: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken 5 Sep 1923
State Library and Archives of Florida
Photograph of the National Archives Building Being Constructed, 09/05/1933
Taken 5 Sep 1933
The U.S. National Archives
Rescue train swept off the tracks by the 1935 Labor Day hurricane
Taken 5 Sep 1935
State Library and Archives of Florida
SS MORINDA departing no. 10 wharf at Walsh Bay
Taken 5 Sep 1936
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
SS MORINDA departing no. 10 wharf Walsh Bay
Taken 5 Sep 1936
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
SS MORINDA departing no. 10 wharf Walsh Bay
Taken 5 Sep 1936
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
The cast and crew of Australian film 'Mystery Island' on board SS MORINDA at no. 10 wharf Walsh Bay
Taken 5 Sep 1936
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons