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!
William Morrissey alias Smith, arrested for sleeping rough
Taken 11 Jul 1904
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Demonstration agent O.L. Mizelle in field of corn with farmer J.S. Howard: Bradford County, Florida
Taken 11 Jul 1913
State Library and Archives of Florida
[Glenn Hardin competing in hurdles at the 1936 Randall's Island Olympic trials, New York, NY]
Taken 11 Jul 1936
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe at the 1936 Randall's Island Olympic trials, New York, NY]
Taken 11 Jul 1936
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Runners competing at the 1936 Randall's Island Olympic trials, New York, NY]
Taken 11 Jul 1936
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Bermingham (Queensland) objects to the come-in-to-my-arms attitude of the South African forward, July 1937
Taken 11 Jul 1937
State Library of Queensland, Australia