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!
Able Seaman Albert Walton J29140, H.M.S. "Victory I"
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman William Screech J/66673, H.M.S. "Pegasus."
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Captain Douglas Weir. Unit: Canadian Forestry Corps. Death: 12 November 1918 Died the day after the war ended and buried in Edinburgh (Comely Bank) Cemetery. Home Front
Died 12 November 1918
Imperial War Museum
Crowd Entering Field. 'Flyin' Frolic'. Nov. 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Distant View of Road Leading to Rear Entrance. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov., 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Formation Circling Airdrome. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov. 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Formation Leader. 'Flyin' Frolic'. Nov. 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Formation Over Airdrome. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov. 12-13-1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
General View of Crowd. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov., 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
General View. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov. 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Lance Corporal Ernest Saint G/71786, Royal Fusiliers
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Richard Thomas Shea , Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lt. Wm. T. Campbell, O.I.C. Flying, Love Field, Tex. Ship in which He Made World's Loop Record
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Parachute Leap, Alt. 7900'. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov. 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Private Alfred Harper 55494, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Scott Turnbull 64719, Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rear Entrance, Nov. 12-13, 1918. 'Flyin' Frolic'. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Rifleman John Wesley Faro 80234, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Arthur Warren Youell 338011, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 12 November 1918
Lives of the First World War
Tailspin Cabaret. 'Flyin' Frolic' Nov. 12-13, 1918. Love Field, Tex.
Taken 12 Nov 1918
SMU Libraries Digital Collections