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!
'City of Bethlehem [i.e. Brisbane] torpedoed 13th Augst 1918 5pm off Rottingdean' / 'Destroyers firing depth charges at retreating enemy'. Two views inscribed, as title, but probably not by the artist. Whoever did so made an error in t
15 Aug 1918
National Maritime Museum
Major George Christopher Samuel , Royal Field Artillery
Died 15 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Stanley Cain 35706, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 15 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Rue du vieux Jaffa, Jaffa, Palestine, A 15 826
15 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Rue du vieux Jaffa, Jaffa, Palestine, A 15 827
15 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Second Lieutenant Herbert Norman Ullyott , Royal Air Force
Died 15 August 1918
Lives of the First World War
Vue de la ville, Jaffa, Palestine, A 15 828 S
15 août 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine