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!
Around the camp-fire, men of Company A, 16th Infantry, San Geronimo, Mexico, May 27th, 1916. This photo was obtained by flashlight powder., 1922 - 1922
Taken 27 May 1916
The U.S. National Archives
Corporal Sidney Crocombe 2960, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 27 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Driver William Abner Simmonds 69025, Royal Field Artillery
Died 27 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Farewell to the troopship ASCANIUS
Taken 27 May 1916
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Private Malcolm Duncan Robertson 17869, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 27 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Rifleman William Herbert Chance 4127, 8th London Regiment
Died 27 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Louis Arthur Klemantaski , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 27 May 1916
Lives of the First World War