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!
Herbert River residence, 'Hamleigh House', Ingham
Taken some time in 1881
State Library of Queensland, Australia
San Cosimato kirik, Trastvere / Church of San Cosimato, Trastvere
Taken some time in 1881
National Archives of Estonia
[Laying foundation of new Macquarie Lighthouse, South Head, Sydney, 1881]
Taken some time in 1881
National Library of Australia Commons
Message of President James A. Garfield nominating James G. Blaine to be Secretary of State, 03/04/1881
Taken 4 Mar 1881
The U.S. National Archives