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!
Richard Parker who was executed on board the Sandwich off Sheerness on Friday June 30th 1797, pursuant to the sentence of a Court Martiall, for having been the Principal in a most daring Mutiny on board several of his Majesty's Ships at the Nore, &am
Published 21 July 1797
National Maritime Museum
An Exact Representation of Mr F.C. Daniels, Life Preserver as exhibited on the 21st of July 1806 passing through London Bridge to Gun Dock, Wapping (Lifeboats 14). An exact representation of Mr F.C. Daniels, Life Preserver with 14 lifeboats as exhibited o
1806
National Maritime Museum
HB Sketches No.550. Jonah thrown overboard to appease the storm (caricature). Print
21 Jul 1838
National Maritime Museum
60ft Schooner (1847). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, midship section, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth with pencil deck annotations, for a 60ft Schooner built at Bombay for the South Aus
21 July 1847
National Maritime Museum