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!
Deux soldats cosaques, Ourga, Mongolie, A 3 975 S
25 juillet 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Deux soldats cosaques, Ourga, Mongolie, A 70 252 XS
25 juillet 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Gardiens et détenus dans la prison, Ourga, Mongolie, A 3 969
25 juillet 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Gardiens et détenus dans la prison, Ourga, Mongolie, A 3 971
25 juillet 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Gardiens près d\'une cellule ouverte, dans la cour de la prison, Ourga, Mongolie, A 70 098 X
25 juillet 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Gardiens, détenus parmi lesquels peut-être un jeune lama près d\'une cellule, dans la cour de la prison, Ourga, Mongolie, A 3 970
25 juillet 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le bâtiment des condamnés à mort de la prison, Ourga, Mongolie, A 5 478
25 juillet 1913 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine