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!
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Oliver John Sykes. Unit: 23rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Death: 17 October 1916 Killed in action Western Front
Died 17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Charles F Bell 527, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Engineman Arthur James Thornley ES 3623, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Thomas Elmer 30309, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Philip Challinor Ellis. Unit: Highland Light Infantry, attached to No. 1 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps (Observer). Death: 17 October 1916.
Died 17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Frank Pinion GS/1353, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Frederick J Moss 6440, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Harry Lawrence Hunter 8446, Norfolk Regiment
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Richard Ralph Parrack 5698. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Death: 17 October 1916 Missing Western Front
Died 17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Thomas Patrick Mountain 1967, Royal Lancaster Regiment
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Alfred Ensor 533169, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private William Killick G/15455, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 17 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant C K Roberts. Unit: 11th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 17 October 1916 posted missing Western Front
Died 17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Ernest Airlie Holden. Unit: 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, attached to the "C" Company, 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Death: 17 October 1916, died of wounds, Somme, Western Front.
Died 17 October 1916
Imperial War Museum