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!
Akseli Gallen-Kallela on the tower of Tarvaspää working on a dragon-shaped gargoyle with his wife Mary watching, 1927.
Taken some time in 1927
The Gallen-Kallela Museum
Alpo Sailo at Tarvaspää´s tower working on a dragon-shaped gargoyle, 1927.
Taken some time in 1927
The Gallen-Kallela Museum
Alter Markt (Old Market) in Magdeburg, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Beth El social group, Minneapolis
Taken some time in 1927
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Cabaret artist Peggy Petite
Taken some time in 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Cabaret artist Peggy Petite
Taken some time in 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Cave prison : taken on a survey trip undertaken in 1927 by Rev. J.A. Barber and Dr. George Simpson for the Flying Doctor Scheme
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
Chair with fabric upholstery, front view, Government House, Canberra, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
Construction of northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of Span One and Two of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge main bearing, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge main bearing, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of the northern piers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Construction of the northern piers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Duchess of York, Government House, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Duke and Duchess of York arrive at Farm Cove, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Duke and Duchess of York at a Beaudesert campdraft
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
First plane used as an air ambulance flying from Aldingham, Western Queensland
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Harold Nossiter (senior) at Wollongong Harbour
Taken some time in 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Lower front garden of the Cowlishaw residence, Montpelier, Bowen Hills, ca. 1927
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
New gas-masks for the NSW Fire Brigade, Castlereagh Street headquarters, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
New Town Hall in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
North pivot bearing for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
North pivot bearing for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Politicians lolling on the grass at Canberra [i.e. Lanyon House], 1927, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Professor Gündel in Heddernheim, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Radio studio at the Aleksanterinkatu 46 premises
Taken some time in 1927
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Remains of ship from the 12th century, Galtabäck, Tvååker, Halland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Runic inscription in Granby, Orkesta, Uppland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
Smiling Duke and Duchess of York cheered by crowds at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Steam tractor demonstration, Smoky Lake, Alberta
Taken some time in 1927
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Street cake shop in Frankfurt-Höchst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
The cargo ship 'Sir David' leaving the River Tyne
Taken some time in 1927
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
The Duke of York, in captain's uniform, meets decorated officer of the Flying Corps, Geoffrey F. Hughes, Government House, Sydney, 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Tudengid purdel Kunda rannas / Students on a Small Bridge near the Kunda Beach
Taken some time in 1927
National Archives of Estonia
Two of the first female men's barbers, Miss Dolly House and her sister, c.1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Unloading C17 Locomotives from M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Visitors in the park of Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Taken some time in 1927
Swedish National Heritage Board
William James Nomchong and Ellen Nomchong, overlooking the ocean, Clovelly, N.S.W., 1927 .
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
["Belmont," Gari Melchers house, 224 Washington Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
["Chatham," Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
["Chatham," Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
[Dr. Charles Willliam Richardson house, Duxbury, Massachusetts. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1927
The Library of Congress
Chevrolet truck at Ingaby, St George, 1927
Taken some time in Mar 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
St Patrick's Day Organizing Committee
Taken some time in Mar 1927
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
RMS FRANCONIA at Circular Quay in Sydney
Taken 5 Mar 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Man surveys his vegetable garden in the Narrabeen flood, April 1927, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Apr 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Narrabeen flooding; duck-boards for access, April 1927, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Apr 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Duke and Duchess of York walking to the University from Parliament House, Brisbane, 1927
Taken 7 Apr 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Engine pulling the train carrying the Duke and Duchess of York on their tour of Queensland in 1927
Taken some time in May 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
HRH Duke and Duchess of York on dais of Parliament House, Canberra, 9 May 1927 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in May 1927
State Library of New South Wales collection
Laying cornerstone Rabbinical Elchanan Theological Seminary, 1927
Taken some time in May 1927
Center for Jewish History, NYC
Constructing the northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1927
Taken some time in Jun 1927
Powerhouse Museum Collection
Portrett av Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), juni 1927.
Taken some time in Jun 1927
National Library of Norway
Employees of the Florida Power & Light Company: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken 22 Jun 1927
State Library and Archives of Florida
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, June 30, 1927
Taken 30 Jun 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Sir John and Lady Goodwin at the Mater Hospital charity ball
Taken 30 Jun 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Locomotive aboard the M.S. Belray at Pinkenba Wharf, Brisbane, Queensland, 7 July 1927
Taken 7 Jul 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Interior view of the parlour at the Turner residence, Old Cleveland Road, East Brisbane, July, 1927
Taken 14 Jul 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, July 21, 1927
Taken 21 Jul 1927
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Three-masted barque CHILLICOTHE under tow in Sydney Harbour
Taken 2 Aug 1927
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Florida Power & Light Company ice wagon: Miami, Florida
Taken 3 Aug 1927
State Library and Archives of Florida