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!
 
Carrickfergus 28 Aug 1689. Page 8.  Schomberg captures the town after a fortnight's siege. Carrickfergus 28 Aug 1689
1703
National Maritime Museum
 
Ramillies (1785). Scale: 1:12.  Plan showing an elevation illustrating the sytem for pumping water from casks in the hold to the upper deck, and a pump elevation, as designed by Captain Truscott, and fitted to Ramillies (1785), a 74 gun, Third Rate, two d
28 August 1815
National Maritime Museum
 
Wreck of the Princess Augusta of London.... at Southwold on the morning of the 28th of Octr 1838 on her voyage from St Petersburgh laden with hemp and linseed. Print
1838
National Maritime Museum
 
Aboriginal Canoes Communicating with the 'Monarch' and the 'Tom Tough', 28 August 1855. The artist took part in A.C. Gregory's expedition to North Australia, to record its activities in drawings and watercolours. This oil painting
1868
National Maritime Museum
 
Cutter Yacht Sphinx,  47 Tons off Southsea. Winning the Albert Cup 1866. The Yacht Sphinx was owned by Mr J S Earle who was Commodore of the Club from 1878-1881
28 Aug 1867
National Maritime Museum