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!
The Garden Palace: interior of the Queensland Court
Taken some time in 1880
Powerhouse Museum Collection
The Garden Palace: statue of Her Majesty the Queen
Taken some time in 1880
Powerhouse Museum Collection
The Garden Palace: the Colonial Courts - the Main Avenue
Taken some time in 1880
Powerhouse Museum Collection
The Garden Palace: Western Transept (looking east)
Taken some time in 1880
Powerhouse Museum Collection