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!
Front of the Royal Exchange. The Merchant Seamen's Office over the Royal Exchange was used for Committee Meetings by the Marine Society from July 15th 1756 to April 6th 1758. The building shown here was the second one used by the Royal Exchange. It o
1761
National Maritime Museum
'The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds'. Angels appearing to the Shepherds by William Skelton after Thomas Stothard.
Episode from the New Testament (Book of Luke) in which an angel announces the birth of Jesus Christ to the shepherds.
15 July 1794
National Maritime Museum
This Portrait of His Majesty's Ship Glatton..... shewing her situation after Defeating the French Squadron, on the Night of the 15th July 1796. Print.
Dec 1796
National Maritime Museum
Cape Maize (Cuba) N E Distance 6 or 7 Miles at 3 PM July 15th 1803. Medium includes pen and ink.
Jul 1803
National Maritime Museum
Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, in the Royal Yacht proceeding to Spithead, July 15th 1845, at the departure of the Experimental Squadron. Hand-coloured.; Plate no.1 from 'The Experimental Squadron : a series of drawings on stone by L. Haghe
1846
National Maritime Museum
The Experimental Squadron departure from Spithead, July 15th 1845. Hand-coloured.; Plate no.3 from 'The Experimental Squadron : a series of drawings on stone by L. Haghe, from paintings by J.M. Gilbert illustrative of H.M. visit to Spithead, July 15,
1846
National Maritime Museum
The Experimental Squadron getting under-weigh at Spithead, July 15th 1845. Hand-coloured.; Plate no.2 from 'The Experimental Squadron : a series of drawings on stone by L. Haghe, from paintings by J.M. Gilbert illustrative of H.M. visit to Spithead,
1846
National Maritime Museum
(Recto) View of two large houses surrounded by countryside, with notes on watercolours; (verso) Two landscape watercolours.. No. 3 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884).
(Recto) inscribed in pencil in the lower left. If the adjacent pages are indicative, this scen
15 July 1850
National Maritime Museum
'Deer Island, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 15th 1851' [Canada]. No. 56 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Beaver Harbour is a bay south of Port Hardy
15 July 1851
National Maritime Museum