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
20 February 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal George Alfred Field 10664, South Wales Borderers
Died 20 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Clissold 20594, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 20 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Newman 6799, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 20 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Robert Frank Banks G/J603, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 20 February 1916
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Edwin William Edwards 132383, Royal Engineers
Died 20 February 1916
Lives of the First World War