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!
A true & lamentable Ballad call'd Billy Taylor, shewing the fatal effects of inconstancy (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.; Page No.367.
24 Sep 1804
National Maritime Museum
HMS 'Queen Charlotte' showing stern detail, Portsmouth, 1824. No. 18 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Drawing inscribed in the upper centre 'Queen Charlotte/Guns/110/Portsmouth', in the upper right 'Sept – 24-1824' and in the
24 September 1824
National Maritime Museum
Beach scene at Deal. A pilot boat on shore drying sails. original art: drawing
24 Sep 1830
National Maritime Museum
Pilot boat on the beach at Deal, Sep 24th 1830. original art: drawing
24 Sep 1830
National Maritime Museum
The beach, Kingsdown, near Deal, Sept 24 1830. Mounted with PAE5433.
24 Sep 1830
National Maritime Museum
Barton Grange from the lake with a pair of swans. Mounted with PAE5594.
24 Sep 1849
National Maritime Museum
Messrs Donald Currie & Co's Royal Mail steam ship Taymouth Castle built by Messrs Barclay Curle & Co.... Hand-coloured.; Medium includes gum arabic.; Signed by artist in plate.
24 Sep 1878
National Maritime Museum