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
10 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
10 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Bombardier Arthur Edward Meek 16284, A/110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Died 10 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Dörren von Äpfeln und Birnen - Kundmachung - Užice - Mehrsprachiges Plakat
10 September 1917
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Electrical Artificer 4th Class James Lee M10346, HMS IRON DUKE
Died 10 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Orr enlisted in June 1915 and was killed at Ypres on 10 September 1917. He is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.
Died 10 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Roderick A. Ferguson 89204, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 10 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Oliver Charles Pearson. Unit: 70th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and General List. Death: 10 September 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 10 September 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Guy Scott Waterman 551634, London Regiment
Died 10 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private John William Green 14/579, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 10 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Tobias Boswell 27581, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 10 September 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Edward Dudley Skinner. Unit: 15th Battalion, attached to D Company, 1st/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Death: 10 September 1917 Killed at Ypres Western Front
Died 10 September 1917
Imperial War Museum