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!
Photograph of the Treasury Department Building Under Construction, 09/16/1861.
Taken 16 Sep 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Receipts for the sale of slaves in Tallahassee
Taken 16 Sep 1862
State Library and Archives of Florida
Ketere (jenisejostjaker) (folkegruppe) samlet rundt et bål ved stranden.
Taken 16 Sep 1913
National Library of Norway
Tex Morton in full cowboy rig and guitar arrives to vote, Sydney Town Hall, 16 Sept. 1934, by Sam Hood
Taken 16 Sep 1934
State Library of New South Wales collection
Musical stars Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard's wedding, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 16 September 1935 / photograph by Sam Hood
Taken 16 Sep 1935
State Library of New South Wales collection
[Wind buffets the bride's veil and train at the wedding of Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, September 16, 1935]
Taken 16 Sep 1935
National Library of Australia Commons
[Missouri Pacific, Diesel Electric Freight Locomotive No. 593]
Taken 16 Sep 1960
SMU Libraries Digital Collections