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!
10. One of the Royal Norwegian Air Force training planes given by South American Norwegians
Taken some time in 1941
National Library of Norway
4. Royal Norwegian Air Force fighter pilots ready for overseas duty
Taken some time in 1941
National Library of Norway
5. Royal Norwegian Air Force radio students at Camp Little Norway, Toronto
Taken some time in 1941
National Library of Norway
6. Royal Norwegian Air Force ground crew at Little Norway, Toronto ready for overseas duty
Taken some time in 1941
National Library of Norway
American soldiers looking at seashells in a shop
Taken some time in 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
American soldiers working on aircraft parts at the US Air Depot, Brisbane
Taken some time in 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Bookmakers marooned in the ring at Albion Park, Brisbane, 1941
Taken some time in Jan 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Boyds Modern Tourist Cottages - Pensacola
Taken some time in Jan 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Boyds Modern Tourist Cottages: Pensacola, Florida
Taken some time in Jan 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Cattle fill the parade ring at the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, 1941
Taken some time in 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Etheldoris Grais at the fragrance counter of the cosmetic department at Stein Rexall Drug Store, Hibbing
Taken some time in 1941
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Kids at Stay At Home Camp at the JEC
Taken some time in 1941
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Mitzi Strother, Miss Florida 1941, posing with a seaside backdrop
Taken some time in 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Ringling Circus general manager Arthur "Art" Concello: Sarasota, Florida
Taken some time in 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Ringling Circus gorilla Toto with her keeper - Sarasota
Taken some time in 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Ringling Circus roustabouts on the train in Sarasota
Taken some time in 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Royal Norwegian Air Force Training Camp, Toronto, Canada, 1941
Taken some time in 1941
National Library of Norway
Simpson's Dining Car - Houston, Texas - 1415 Main St.
Taken some time in 1941
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Women with visiting American sailors, Brisbane, Queensland, 1941
Taken some time in 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
[Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun, Duke Ellington, William P. Gottlieb, Nesuhi Ertegun, and Dave Stewart, William P. Gottlieb's home, Maryland, 1941] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1941
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Duke Ellington, William P. Gottlieb, and Dave Stewart, William P. Gottlieb's home, Maryland, 1941] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1941
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Carl Mirman and William P. Gottlieb, Washington, D.C., ca. Dec. 1941] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1941
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Floyd Smith and Dick Wilson, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., not after 1941] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1941
The Library of Congress
[Portrait of Toby Tyler, Washington, D.C., ca. Dec. 1941] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1941
The Library of Congress
Russian Ballet picnic, Moombara, Port Hacking (taken for J.C. Williamson Ltd) on 18 January 1941 by Sam Hood
Taken 18 Jan 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Bookmakers marooned in the ring at Albion Park, Brisbane, 1941
Taken 20 Jan 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Photograph of First Archivist of the United States R. D. W. Connor Receiving Film "Gone With The Wind" from Senator George of Georgia and Loew's Eastern Division Manager Carter Barron, 1941
Taken 30 Jan 1941
The U.S. National Archives
An unidentified RAN crewman bending down to kiss an unidentified woman after the arrival of HMAS SYDNEY (II), February 10th 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Billy Hughes inspecting the crew of HMAS SYDNEY (II) with Captain John Augustine Collins. From left to right: LCDR E W Thruston (partially obscured), LCDR J C Bacon, LCDR C C Montgomery, LCDR M M Sing
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Captain John Collins of HMAS SYDNEY (II) making a speech at celebrations in Sydney after returning from the Mediterranean, February 10th 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Captain John Collins of HMAS SYDNEY (II) making a speech at celebrations in Sydney after returning from the Mediterranean, February 10th 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Crowd at Circular Quay welcoming home the crew of the HMAS SYDNEY (II), February 10th 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Crowd watching HMAS SYDNEY (II) return to port on February 10th 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
HMAS SYDNEY (II) and crew moored in Sydney Harbour after returning from battle in the Mediterranean, February 10th, 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Lord Mayor Alderman Crick unveiling a plaque at a presentation ceremony on HMAS SYDNEY (II), February 10th 1941
Taken 10 Feb 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Photograph of Sound Recording Equipment from the Division of Motion Pictures, 1941
Taken 27 Feb 1941
The U.S. National Archives
From bedroom window, Edinburgh, March 1941
Taken some time in Mar 1941
National Library of Australia Commons
Gun turret and bridge of an American warship docked in Brisbane, March 1941
Taken some time in Mar 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
U.S. Navy ship, Chicago in Brisbane, March 1941
Taken some time in Mar 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
[DC-3 Aircraft at Houston Municipal Airport, Eastern Airlines]
Taken some time in Apr 1941
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Model helicopter being controlled by its creator Arthur M. Young: Paoli, Pennsylvania
Taken 16 Apr 1941
State Library and Archives of Florida
Shelby County, Iowa. Corn sealed in farm granaries under the Ever-Normal granary plan
Taken 2 May 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Executive Order 8802 dated June 25, 1941, in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt prohibits discrimination in the defense program., 06/25/1941, Page 2/2
Taken 25 Jun 1941
The U.S. National Archives
Major-General Ter Poorten and Prime Minister Menzies on board TSS ORANJE II
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Major-General Ter Poorten on board TSS ORANJE II
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Royal Australian Navy officers and Prime Minister Menzies on board TSS ORANJE II
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Three nurses on board hospital ship TSS ORANJE II, June 1941
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Three nurses on board hospital ship TSS ORANJE II, June 1941
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
TSS ORANJE II possibly in White Bay, Sydney
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Two nurses on board hospital ship TSS ORANJE II, June 1941
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Unidentified medical personnel on board hospital ship TSS ORANJE II, June 1941
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Unidentified medical personnel on board hospital ship TSS ORANJE II, June 1941
Taken 28 Jun 1941
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Australian fashion outside Minerva French Perfumery, Kings Cross, Sydney, July 1941 / Russell Roberts
Taken some time in Jul 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
[Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Locomotive No. 492 with Tender]
Taken 2 Aug 1941
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Young lady having Glaide liquid hosiery applied to her legs in a store, Brisbane, September 1941
Taken some time in Sep 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Two unidentified sailors from HMAS Sydney in the garden of the Dowse family home.
Taken some time in Oct 1941
Australian War Memorial collection
Cricketers take refreshment under (late) summer skies
Taken 2 Oct 1941
Australian War Memorial collection
Tommy Jay and cat (taken for J.C. Williamson), 30 October 1941
Taken 30 Oct 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Machining 500 lb bombs at the Elswick Works
Taken some time in Nov 1941
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Santa Claus, 10 November 1941 by Sam Hood
Taken 10 Nov 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Liberty Week volunteers coaxing an airman into buying a pineapple, Queen Street Brisbane, November 1941
Taken 21 Nov 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Goodwill visit to Brisbane by the U.S. Navy, December 1941
Taken some time in Dec 1941
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II...12/07/1941
Taken 7 Dec 1941
The U.S. National Archives