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 tile with a blue, printed design showing a bow view of 'Endeavour' under sail surrounded by the inscription 'CAPTAIN COOK BICENTENNIAL BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA'. In the field are the dates '1778 1978'. The tile has a
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National Maritime Museum
. Presentation plaque, Port of Long Beach. On a rectangular wooden backboard, a circular brass plaque. The centre of this is filled with blue resin with at the top the flag of Long Beach, inscribed 'PORT OF LONG BEACH'. Below, a gold-coloured ma
1978
National Maritime Museum
. Two plaques on a rectangular wooden mount. The top shows the port of Los Angeles with the suspension bridge in the background and 'Harbor Light' in the foreground. The lower plaque is inscribed in black: 'PORT OF LOS ANGELES' and
1978
National Maritime Museum
Erini (fl.1970); Recreation vessel; Yacht; Silhouette class yacht. Full hull model of the 'Erini' (active 1970), a Silhouette class cruising yacht. Built plank on frame at a scale of 1:8, it is a working model and can be displayed rigged or unri
1978
National Maritime Museum
Great Eastern (1858); Passenger/cargo vessel; Liner. Topographic model of John Scott Russell's shipyard, Millwall (1858), built at a scale of 1:200. This model shows the ‘Great Eastern’ at Millwall on the Isle of Dogs on the north bank of
1978
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the bicentenary of Cook's discovery of Hawaii, 1978. Medal commemorating the bicentenary of Cook's discovery of Hawaii, 1978. Medal with a milled edge. Obverse: Bust of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) in uniform (based on Jo
1978
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Captain James Cook (1728-1779) at Nootka Sound, 1778. Medal commemorating Captain James Cook (1728-1779) at Nootka Sound, 1778. Obverse: A lamppost with five globe-shaped lamps, two baskets of flowers suspended from the cross-piece. Le
1978
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the bicentenary of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) meeting Chief Maquinna, 1778-1978. Medal commemorating the bicentenary of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) meeting Chief Maquinna, 1778-1978. Obverse: Bust of Captain Cook (half right) as
1978
National Maritime Museum
Reproduction medal commemorating the track of Drake's voyage, 1577-1580. Case for the reproduction medal commemorating the track of Sir Francis Drake's voyage, 1577-1580.
1978
National Maritime Museum
Reproduction medal commemorating the track of Drake's voyage, 1577-1580. Reproduction medal commemorating the track of Sir Francis Drake's voyage, 1577-1580. On a silver plate, on one side the eastern hemisphere and on the other the western, sho
1978
National Maritime Museum
The barque 'Elakoon' with a cargo of splitwood for London. Ship portrait. Oil painting by Lars Gronstrand of Abo in Finland, entitled 'The barque 'Elakoon' with a cargo of splitwood for London'.
1978
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Head-and-shoulders plaster bust on a round socle of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Nelson is shown facing forward, his head turned slightly to his left. He is in rear-admiral's full-dress uniform, with the emp
1978
National Maritime Museum