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!
My Dearest Husband, I am now writing opposite to your Portrait the likeness is great - I am well satisfied with Abbott ...Our Good Father was delighted with the likeness...Your Affectionate Wife July 23rd - [1798] Frances H. Nelson. Print
1844
National Maritime Museum
My Dearest Husband, I am now writing opposite to your Portrait the likeness is great - I am well satisfied with Abbott.... Our Good Father was delighted with the likeness. Your affectionate Wife Frances H Nelson. July 23rd [1798]. Mounted with PAD4121-PAD
1798
National Maritime Museum
The defeat of a French Squadron off the Chesapeak by Captn. Cochrane, March 17 1795. Technique includes etching.
23 Jul 1803
National Maritime Museum
'Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851' [Canada]. No. 57 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fort Rupert was a former Hudson's Bay
23 July 1851
National Maritime Museum
Argus (1849). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with outboard detail for the paddle frigate Argus (1849), after her refit in 1873 at Portsmouth Dockyard.
Signed by M S Robinson [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard]
23 July 1874
National Maritime Museum
A view looking west from Victoria Embankment towards Waterloo Bridge.. A view looking west from Victoria Embankment towards Waterloo Bridge. Three C Class submarines are berthed alongside Temple Stairs, with two torpedo boats moored in Kings Reach at the
23 July 1909
National Maritime Museum
Submarine 'C13' (1907) moored at Temple Pier, London.. A near beam view, just aft of the broadside, of the C class submarine 'C13' moored at Temple Pier, London. The extreme bow and stern are out of the picture. Her pendant 43 is visi
23 July 1909
National Maritime Museum