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!
Engineers' and Pilots' Licenses from the St. Louis Custom House, 01/08/1857 (Reverse)
Taken 8 Jan 1857
The U.S. National Archives
Daphne Deane and Captain Manuel de Mendivil on board JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Officers and guests on board the Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Reception on board JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Reception on board JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Guide roller assembly for the draw pontoon, Lake Washington Floating Bridge construction, the only concrete pontoon bridge in the world, January 8, 1940
Taken 8 Jan 1940
UW Digital Collections
Message of President Harry Truman nominating George C. Marshall to be Secretary of State, 01/08/1947
Taken 8 Jan 1947
The U.S. National Archives