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!
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 1 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 2 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 3 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 4 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 5 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 6 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Eli Whitney requesting the renewal of his patent on the cotton gin, 04/16/1812 (page 8 of 8)
Taken 16 Apr 1812
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President William McKinley nominating Charles H. Allen to be Governor of Porto Rico, 04/16/1900
Taken 16 Apr 1900
The U.S. National Archives
Palm Sunday and Holy Week now command attention of the devout in many lands (LOC)
Taken 16 Apr 1905
The Library of Congress
View of Red Light District on C Street, N.W. near 13th, with Griffin Veatch who was showing the photographer around No. 6 Special Messenger Service, 04/16/1912
Taken 16 Apr 1912
The U.S. National Archives
Looking north on Biscayne Boulevard: Miami, Florida
Taken 16 Apr 1930
State Library and Archives of Florida
Model helicopter being controlled by its creator Arthur M. Young: Paoli, Pennsylvania
Taken 16 Apr 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
San Francisco, California. Evacuees of Japanese descent among a contingent of 664, first to be removed from San Francisco, 04/16/1942
Taken 16 Apr 1942
The U.S. National Archives
81. Lake Bonney & Memorial to discoverer, Barmera, South Australia, 1948
Taken 16 Apr 1948
Royal Australian Historical Society
92. Crossing the Murray River on punt at Kingston, South Australia, 1948
Taken 16 Apr 1948
Royal Australian Historical Society
97. Murray :River Looking North from Punt Crossing River, Blanchetown, South Australia, 1948
Taken 16 Apr 1948
Royal Australian Historical Society
[Southern Pacific, Baggage and Express Car No. 6232]
Taken 16 Apr 1961
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Southern Pacific, Diesel Electric Passenger Locomotive No. 6068]
Taken 16 Apr 1961
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Texas & Pacific, Diesel Electric Freight Locomotive No. 1531B]
Taken 16 Apr 1961
SMU Libraries Digital Collections