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!
Affiche des bons de la défense nationale, Paris, France, A 14 486 S
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Affiche des bons de la défense nationale, Paris, France, A 14 487 S
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Aile Richelieu du Palais du Louvre depuis le jardin des Tuileries, Paris (Ier arr.), France, A 14 480
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Air Mechanic 3rd Class George Thomas Knight 68432, Royal Air Force
Died 16 July 1918
Lives of the First World War
Baraques de souscription à côté de la statue de Strasbourg, place de la Concorde, Paris (VIIIe arr.), France, A 14 482
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Baraques de souscription à côté de la statue de Strasbourg, place de la Concorde, Paris (VIIIe arr.), France, A 14 483
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Baraques de souscription à côté de la statue de Strasbourg, place de la Concorde, Paris (VIIIe arr.), France, A 14 484 S
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Baraques de souscription à côté de la statue de Strasbourg, place de la Concorde, Paris (VIIIe arr.), France, A 14 485 S
16 juillet 1918
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine