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!
American soldiers gambling in Brisbane, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. A girl taking a picture of the ceremony of laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (LOC)
Taken some time in 1943
The Library of Congress
Brisbane schoolchildren waiting to be immunised against diphtheria, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Chicago, Illinois. In the waiting room of the Union Station (LOC)
Taken some time in 1943
The Library of Congress
First baby born in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming
Taken some time in 1943
UW Digital Collections
J. Vincent M. Pritchard and W. G. Hudson at Yorkeys Knob Cairns. Hudson at Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Military seder during World War II: Tampa, Florida
Taken some time in 1943
State Library and Archives of Florida
Nurses and patients at an American Hospital in Queensland, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Plan - Goulburn Street School, Hobart - New Building; Drawing No - 1104-5 Elevations - Colour; Contract Code 241; Card No.381
Taken some time in 1943
Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons
Portrait of General McArthur and Lieutenant General Eichelberger, Rockhampton, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Soldiers on the beach on Green Island, Cairns, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
U.S. Army Lt. William "Bill" O'Conner training near Eglin Field: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Taken some time in 1943
State Library and Archives of Florida
Wedding picture of Stanley and Evelyn Perlman, St. Paul
Taken some time in 1943
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Young American soldier gets his first tattoo, Brisbane, 1943
Taken some time in 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
American servicemen boxers in Brisbane
Taken some time in Feb 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Catherine M. Rooney, 6th grade teacher instructs her alert pupils on the way and how of War Ration Book Two
Taken some time in Feb 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Members of the US servicemen's boxing team, Brisbane, February 1943
Taken some time in Feb 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
[Army Cook Steaming Cauliflower, Pepperell Manufacturing Company]
Taken some time in Feb 1943
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Army Hospital Operating Room, Pepperell Manufacturing Company]
Taken some time in Feb 1943
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Military Personnel Using Link Trainer with Kollsman Instrument Panel, Randolph Field]
Taken some time in Feb 1943
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Military Personnel Using Link Trainer, Pepperell Manufacturing Company]
Taken some time in Feb 1943
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Pilots Walking Towards Aircraft Hangar, Pepperell Manufacturing Company]
Taken some time in Feb 1943
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Deaconess Bedell with councilmen Jimmy Billie and Ingram Billie
Taken 13 Mar 1943
State Library and Archives of Florida
Member of the United States Army Military Police at a vehicle check stop
Taken some time in Apr 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Military police presence in Queensland, 1943
Taken some time in Apr 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
[Woman working on wing section, Boeing Aircraft Company]
Taken some time in Apr 1943
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Declaration of Intention for Jules Bryner (also Youl Bryner), 06/04/1943, Page 1/2
Taken 4 Jun 1943
The U.S. National Archives
H. Woodhead and M. Timbs on their wedding day, 1943
Taken 17 Jun 1943
Australian War Memorial collection
Reconditioning Section-men climbing, Camp Crowder (MSA)
Taken some time in Jul 1943
MissouriStateArchives
Brisbane fire brigade demonstrating flame-resistant suits, 1943
Taken some time in Aug 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Inspection of personnel aboard a U.S. submarine at New London submarine base, Connecticut, 08/1943
Taken some time in Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Queue outside the butcher in Elsinore. August 1943.
Taken some time in Aug 1943
National Museum of Denmark
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 11/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 13/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 4/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Battery amplifier PVE2 with a headset and a capacitor microphone by Telefunken, 1943.
Taken 10 Aug 1943
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Eleanor Roosevelt visiting troops in Brisbane, 1943
Taken 6 Sep 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Young guests at the launch of the cargo ship 'Empire Crown'
Taken 16 Oct 1943
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Making ready the flight deck of USS Lexington (CV-16) for a strike in the Pacific., 11/1943
Taken some time in Nov 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Pilots leaning across F6F on board the USS Lexington (CV-16) after shooting down 17 out of 20 Japanese planes heading for Tarawa.
Taken some time in Nov 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Sailors sleeping on flight deck of the USS Lexington (CV-16)., 11/1943
Taken some time in Nov 1943
The U.S. National Archives
A contingent of 15 nurses,...arrive in the southwest Pacific area, received their first batch of home mail at their station
Taken 29 Nov 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Colonel Blackween with actor John Wayne
Taken some time in Dec 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Enlisted men aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) during operations in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. Crewmen gather around loud-speaker and listen...
Taken some time in Dec 1943
The U.S. National Archives