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!
Paul Jones shooting his Lieutenant for Endeavouring to lower the American Flag. Print
6 Jan 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Coffin Expedition or Boney's Invincible Armada Half Seas Over (caricature). Print 'The Coffin Expedition or Boney's Invincible Armada Half Seas Over (caricature)'.
One of many prints published in the months after the renewal of wa
Published 6 January 1804
National Maritime Museum
English Academy Rome life study of male nude with right arm up and left arm down, left foot on toes, viewed from right of model. Drawing
6 Jan 1846
National Maritime Museum
Boats for Arctic Service (1875). No scale. Plan showing the sail plans and vessel dimensions (compared to the ordinary service) for a 25ft Cutter or Yawl, 15ft and 20ft Ice boats, a 25ft Whaler, a 23ft Cutter, and a 12ft Punt, for use in the Arctic. The
6 January 1875
National Maritime Museum
Caledon (1916). Scale 1:24. A plan showing the body plan redrawn following laying-off full-scale in mould loft for the light cruiser HMS Caledon (1916). The plan was modified in red, dated 2 February 1916 (flare to forecastle deck increased at SS 1 &
6 January 1916
National Maritime Museum