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!
Presidential Proclamation 118 (Thanksgiving Day, 1864) (page 2 of 5)
Taken 20 Oct 1864
The U.S. National Archives
Presidential Proclamation 118 (Thanksgiving Day, 1864) (page 3 of 5)
Taken 20 Oct 1864
The U.S. National Archives
From Cook Street, corner of Lower Bridge Street, looking towards Wormwood Gate
Taken 20 Oct 1888
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Upper John's Lane West looking from Thomas Street
Taken 20 Oct 1888
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Sea Shore [sic] Residences, Texas City, Tex, from Hotel
Taken 20 Oct 1909
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
4-H club grown corn on display: Alachua County, Florida
Taken 20 Oct 1911
State Library and Archives of Florida
4-H club grown corn on display: Alachua County, Florida
Taken 20 Oct 1911
State Library and Archives of Florida
Lake Macquarie Shire mobile library, 20 October 1950, by Sam Hood
Taken 20 Oct 1950
State Library of New South Wales collection