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!
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
9 September 1918
Imperial War Museum
Captain William Francis Maxwell Donald MC. Unit: 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry; Staff. Death: 09 September 1918 Western Front
Died 9 September 1918
Imperial War Museum
Deck Hand William Bamber 21449/DA, Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Gunner George Hanschell 185822, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William L S Rolfe GS/67633, Royal Fusilers (City of London Regiment)
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Le capitaine Laurentz, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 14 608
9 septembre 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le lieutenant Brissot, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 14 602
9 septembre 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Lieutenant Joseph Victor Robinson Pastfield , Middlesex Regiment
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Madame Brissot, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, A 14 605
9 septembre 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Major Eric Winfield Connelly DSO. Unit: HQ 3rd Division, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 09 September 1918
Died 9 September 1918
Imperial War Museum
Officer's Steward 3rd Class William Harold Holmshaw L11388, H.M.S. "Victory I"
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Pioneer Wilfred C Millman 85474, Durham Light Infantry
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Fred Harry Barden 357145, Hampshire Regiment
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Leonard Heath 40395, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Albert Mcmullen 4022011, Canadian Infantry
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William Clark 61837, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private William John Withers 49185, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman Frank Short Crawley 652405, London Regiment
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War
Skipper Jeremiah Westerby WSA 298, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 9 September 1918
Lives of the First World War