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!
President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress "On Indian Removal", 12/06/1830, Page 1/7
Taken 6 Dec 1830
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Theodore Roosevelt nominating William H. Moody to be Attorney General of the United States, 12/06/1904
Taken 6 Dec 1904
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Theodore Roosevelt nominating Elihu Root to be Secretary of State, 12/06/1905
Taken 6 Dec 1905
The U.S. National Archives
Gral. Urbina, Gral. Villa, Gral. Emiliano Zapata. Mexico. 12-6-14
Taken 6 Dec 1914
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Illustrated advertisement from The Christmas Queenslander, December 6, 1928, p. [69]
Taken 6 Dec 1928
State Library of Queensland, Australia
A group of children hoisted by a crane on board HMAS AUSTRALIA II
Taken 6 Dec 1930
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Children on a slippery slide on board HMAS AUSTRALIA II
Taken 6 Dec 1930
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Joseph Janney Steinmetz photographed for LIFE magazine's "pictures" column: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Taken 6 Dec 1940
State Library and Archives of Florida