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!
"Southern Belle" at Cypress Gardens - Winter Haven
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Aerial views of city, New Orleans dock Lower Left
Taken some time in 1955
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Bob Hope and baby with bowler hats
Taken some time in 1955
State Library of New South Wales collection
Campers taking swimming lessons at St. Andrews State Park - Panama City
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Chicken eggs inside a chicken hatchery: Jacksonville Region, Florida
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Close-up of a seagull in flight in Sarasota, Florida
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Dining at the Shangri La Lodge - Steinhatchee
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Felix Phillips, Captain of the University of Minnesota Men's Tennis Team
Taken some time in 1955
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Group beside the passenger ramp of NEW AUSTRALIA at Fremantle wharf, Western Australia
Taken some time in 1955
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Group portrait of the Florida State University football team: Tallahassee, Florida
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Margaret Barr's "Strange Children" [ballet], 1955 / photographer unknown
Taken some time in 1955
State Library of New South Wales collection
Melbourne Village grocery store - Brevard County
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
New Orleans: Showing Mississippi excursion boat 'The President'
Taken some time in 1955
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Photograph of Kansas City Federal Archives and Records Center
Taken some time in 1955
The U.S. National Archives
Sally Buster at the Hollywood Indian Reservation - Dania
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
St. Paul Chapter of B'nai Brith Women Donor Luncheon
Taken some time in 1955
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Volleyball at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida
Taken some time in 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Children's Library, Hood Collection, 6 January 1955
Taken 6 Jan 1955
State Library of New South Wales collection
USS Nautilus (SS-571), the Navy's first atomic powered submarine, on its initial sea trials, 01/20/1955
Taken 20 Jan 1955
The U.S. National Archives
Miss Citrus Queen, Sally Ardrey, and Her Court: Winter Haven, Florida
Taken some time in Feb 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Rita's new idea was inspired by the contents of an earlier bottle
Taken some time in Feb 1955
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Mechanics checking cars at the Grand Prix race - Sebring, Florida
Taken some time in Mar 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Continental Platform - C. A. T. C., Block 47 Gulf of Mexico
Taken 23 Mar 1955
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Continental Platform - C. A. T. C., Block 47 Gulf of Mexico, shot from Helicopter
Taken 23 Mar 1955
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Minor league batting champ Neal Cobb signing baseball for fan: Crestview, Florida
Taken some time in May 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Former Florida governor Fuller Warren arriving in Tallahassee on an Eastern Air Lines flight
Taken some time in Aug 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Retirees play shuffleboard at the trailer park: Clearwater, Florida
Taken some time in Aug 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida
Cities Service gas station - Jacksonville, Florida
Taken some time in Nov 1955
State Library and Archives of Florida