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!
Raudteevahi maja Strenči lähistel / House of the railway guard by Strenči
Taken 18 Aug 1889
National Archives of Estonia
Susan Joice, arrested for stealing money from a gas meter
Taken 18 Aug 1903
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Australian troops marching along Macquarie Street, Sydney
Taken 18 Aug 1914
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Australian troops marching on Randwick Road in Sydney
Taken 18 Aug 1914
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, August 18, 1927
Taken 18 Aug 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Photograph depicting the rescue of survivors of RMS TAHITI
Taken 18 Aug 1930
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Photograph depicting the sinking liner RMS TAHITI
Taken 18 Aug 1930
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
[Western Union Social Message from Murray L. Horn to His Mother, Mrs. Blanche L. Horn]
Taken 18 Aug 1930
SMU Libraries Digital Collections