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!
. A white coffee cup printed with a stylised wave pattern formed of triangles of broken lines. On the base is printed 'ORIENT LINE' with a representation of the company houseflag and the maker's mark. This pattern was used in tourist class
1961
National Maritime Museum
. A white pudding dish printed with a stylised wave pattern formed of triangles of broken lines. In the centre is a foul anchor motif, surrounded by chain cable with a growth of seaweed. On the base is printed 'ORIENT LINE' with a representation
1961
National Maritime Museum
. A white saucer printed with a stylised wave pattern formed of triangles of broken lines. In the centre, is a foul anchor motif, surrounded by chain cable with a growth of seaweed. On the base is printed 'ORIENT LINE' with a representation of t
1961
National Maritime Museum
. Monkey jacket of Captain, Cunard Line. Doeskin, as Royal Navy regulation pattern, including Royal Navy pattern buttons (1953) but with four straight stripes of rank (no curl). Three World War 2 medal ribbons and ribbon of the R.D. sewn on the left breas
1961
National Maritime Museum
. The log-reel, line, log-ship and sand-glass were used for determining a ship’s speed. To do this, the log-ship was dropped overboard and the line was allowed to pay out from the log-reel for a set time from the sand-glass (28 seconds). As the line
1961
National Maritime Museum
1 fils. A Kuwait 1 Fils piece. Obverse: An Arab dhow under full sail (left). Inscription in Arabic: (1961-1380). Reverse: Within a circle in Arabic (1 fils). Legend: (Emirate of Kuwait).
1961
National Maritime Museum
10 fils. A Kuwait 10 Fils piece. Obverse: An Arab dhow under full sail (left). Inscription in Arabic: (1961-1380). Reverse: Within a circle in Arabic (10 fils). Legend: (Emirate of Kuwait).
1961
National Maritime Museum
100 fils. 100 fils piece. Obverse: an Arab dhow under full sail (left) in Arabic (1961-1380). Reverse: In Arabic within a circle (100 fils). Legend: (Emirate of Kuwait).
1961
National Maritime Museum
20 fils. Twenty fils piece. Obverse: an Arab dhow under full sail (left) '1961-1380' (In Arabic). Reverse: 20 fils (in Arabic) within a circle. Legend: 'Emirate of Kuwait'.
1961
National Maritime Museum
5 fils. A Kuwait 5 Fils piece. Obverse: An Arab dhow under full sail (left). Inscription in Arabic: (1961-1380). Reverse: Within a circle in Arabic (5 fils). Legend: (Emirate of Kuwait).
1961
National Maritime Museum
50 fils. Fifty fils piece. Obverse: an Arab dhow under full sail (left) '1961-1380' (in Arabic). Reverse: '50 fils' (in Arabic) within a circle. Legend: 'Emirate of Kuwait'.
1961
National Maritime Museum
Electroplated tablespoon. Electroplated tablespoon used on board Cunard ships.
Plain spoon with the upper side of handle engraved with 'THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP CO Ltd' in a garter surrounding the Cunard lion rampant with globe, and a crown above
1961
National Maritime Museum
Lunar table globe. Lunar table globe. Astronomical details on the sphere show the landing position of the Soviet space probe of 1959 and the 'Moonshot'. The most important craters are labelled in Russian; some names in red are barely legible. Th
1961
National Maritime Museum
Proposed Isaac Newton Telescope, Herstmonceaux, 1961. Black and white drawing 'Proposed Issac Newton Telescope, Herstmonceaux, 1961'.
1961
National Maritime Museum