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!
Emperor William's big war yacht, which is coming here for the launching of his new pleasure boat (LOC)
Taken 19 Jan 1902
The Library of Congress
City Park Houston Tex. Jan. 19, 1908 Unveiling the Monument Spirit of Confederacy
Taken 19 Jan 1908
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Old heads on young shoulder in the highest financial circles of America (LOC)
Taken 19 Jan 1908
The Library of Congress
Motor vehicle squashed between two early electric trams, Brisbane
Taken 19 Jan 1935
State Library of Queensland, Australia