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
19 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Walter Arthur Brooking. Unit: Royal House Artillery, attached to 15th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 19 January 1916 Tourcoing Western Front. Son of Brig-Gen. and Mrs. H.T. Brooking, C.B,. of India.
Died 19 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
Miss H Frances B Wildash, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died from the results of her arduous duties 19 January 1917.
Died 19 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miss H Frances B Wildash, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died from the results of her arduous duties 19 January 1917.
Died 19 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Vivian Bernard Martin 5148. Unit: 52nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 19 January 1917 Western Front
Died 19 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 January 1918
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
19 January 1918
Imperial War Museum