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!
Groupe d\'ouvriers chinois posant pour l\'opérateur dans leur camp de travail, Port-Saïd, Egypte, Afrique, A 15 852
11 janvier 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Lance Corporal William Skidmore 17707, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 11 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Leah Eddy, Munitions work. Killed by a cylinder explosion 11 January 1918.
Died 11 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
Ouvrier chinois posant pour l\'opérateur, Port-Saïd, Egypte, Afrique, A 15 851
11 janvier 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Christopher Lionel Philpotts 290358, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 11 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private James George Heath 45135, Royal Defence Corps
Died 11 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Edwin Newton 267533, Northhumberland Fusilers
Died 11 January 1918
Lives of the First World War
Travailleurs chinois préparant le repas dans leur campement, Port-Saïd, Egypte, Afrique, A 15 849
11 janvier 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine