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!
Ancienne buvette en ruine, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 495
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Buvette en ruine, rue Eugène Desteuque, au fond le chevet de la cathédrale, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 496
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Captain Charles Thomas Andersdon Pollock. Unit: Inns of Court O T C. Death: 31 March 1917 Western Front
Died 31 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Company Sergeant Major Edward George Allman 229288, Canadian Infantry
Died 31 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
L\'entrée d\'une habitation, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 492
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Portrait de Monseigneur Luçon, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 481
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Portrait de Monseigneur Luçon, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 482
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Portrait de Monseigneur Luçon, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 483
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Clifford Popplewell 25767, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 31 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Edward Ralph Cooke 9281. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company. Death: 31 March 1917 Killed in action Western Front
Died 31 March 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private John Henry Cripps G/12879, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 31 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Theodore Joseph Mccooey 2787, Australian Infantry
Died 31 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Ruines en contre jour, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 490
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines en contre-jour, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 489
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la Grue, au fond l\'entreprise de zinguerie Berriot Fres, Maurice Hutin et Cie, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 485
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la Grue, au fond l\'entreprise Hutin et Cie, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 484
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines, rue de la Grue, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 494
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines, rue de l\'hôpital ( de nos jours, rue du général Baratier), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 486
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines, rue de l\'hôpital ( de nos jours, rue du général Baratier), Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 487
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines, rue Eugène Desteuque, Reims, Marne, Champagne, France, A 11 488
31 mars 1917
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine