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!
Drawing for a Kinetographic Camera, 08/31/1897 - 08/31/1897
Taken 31 Aug 1897
The U.S. National Archives
Civil War Veterans reunion on August 31, 1917: Madison, Florida
Taken 31 Aug 1917
State Library and Archives of Florida
Balmain cinema cum dance hall featuring "Sam Lands Dance Band" and an election meeting by Hon Jim Beasley. 31 August 1934, by Sam Hood
Taken 31 Aug 1934
State Library of New South Wales collection
Home of George Hoskins, his wife and ten children. Bell County, Kentucky, 08/31/1946
Taken 31 Aug 1946
The U.S. National Archives