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!
. A box containing two packs of cards in original wrapping. The box is white leather with a gold trim. Written on the box is 'CORONATION NAVL REVIEW, SPITHEAD, SS ORCADES 15 JUNE 1953'. The back of the playing cards shows an image of two ships i
1953
National Maritime Museum
. Plaque presented to 'Dunnottar Castle' celebrating 20,000,000 tonnes of shipping calling at Las Palmas in 1953, the first time this has occured in the seventy years of the port's history. The wooden plaque is mounted with two engraved sil
1953
National Maritime Museum
. White dinner plate with a gold Admiralty seal device surmounted by a Tudor crown (a foul anchor surrounded by the inscription 'SIGIL : OFFI : MAG : ADMIR : MAG : BR : &C'). Government issued china, as used by Royal Navy commanding officer
1953
National Maritime Museum
. Wooden step, specially made for Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Eton College on board the Windrush on 16th June 1953.
1953
National Maritime Museum
10 cents. Canadian 10 cents coin. Obverse: Head of Queen Elizabeth II (right). Legend: 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA.' Reverse: Port bow of a schooner under sail. Legend: 'CANADA' Exergue: '10 CENTS.' (Right): '1953
1953
National Maritime Museum
10 cents. Obverse: Head of Queen Elizabeth II (right). Legend: 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA.' Reverse: Port bow of a schooner under sail. Legend: 'CANADA'. Exergue: '10 CENTS.' (Right): '1957'.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Canadian Navy uniform: pattern 1935. Three buttons. Rope twist outer edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1952 crown. Beneath it is CANADA with a fouled anchor at the bottom.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Canadian Navy uniform: pattern 1953. Three buttons. Smooth outer edges. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is a post-1952 crown. Beneath it is CANADA with a fouled anchor at the bottom. Rating's buttons.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1953. Five buttons. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1953. Four buttons. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Button, Women's Royal Naval Service uniform: pattern 1953. Three buttons. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a smooth background is a post-1953 crown above a fouled anchor.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Byers Improved Stockless anchor. Chain for the Byers Improved Stockless anchor
1953
National Maritime Museum
Byers Improved Stockless anchor. Chain for the Byers Improved Stockless anchor
1953
National Maritime Museum
Celestial navigational globe. Celestial navigational globe. Astronomical details on the sphere are almost exactly the same as Henry Hughes & Son, GLB0065, but there are a few exceptions. The polar calottes for this globe are not coloured, and 'H.
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Awarded to Capt. Ronald Neil Stuart, VC, DSO, RD, RNR. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned & robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953&q
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Awarded to Adm-Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned and robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953". Aw
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Tovey. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned and robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953". Fitted
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Awarded to Captain Edmond Oswald Ormsby RCN. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned & robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953". Fitt
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Awarded to Carpenter Robert Knox, MN. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned and robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953". Fitted with a
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned and robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953". Awarded to "G.F.BOOKER". Fitted with a rin
1953
National Maritime Museum
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned and robed (R). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953". Uninscribed: Awarded to Ralph Herbert Thomas Curram
1953
National Maritime Museum
Current Meter. Carruthers ‘Fishermens’ Current Meter (1953)
By Mr. Sv. Woldseth (of ‘Bergen Nautik’: made the Conical mesh) and Kelvin & Hughes (produced the instruments contained within the mesh and made the solid metal nose c
1953
National Maritime Museum
Ganges (1821). Scale: 1:126 and 1:10. A tracing dated June 1953 of plan ZAZ0243 showing the section of the keel at the midships, and a longitudinal elevation of the main and false keel for the Ganges (1821), an 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker, illustrating
circa June 1953
National Maritime Museum
Halfpenny. South African halfpenny. Obverse: Head of Queen Elizabeth II (right). Legend: 'ELIZABETH II REGINA'. Reverse: Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a frigate in full sail. Legend: 'SOUTH AFRICA . 1953 . SUID-AFRIKA.' Below: &
1953
National Maritime Museum
Korea Medal 1950-53. Awarded to E M Bacon RM. Obverse: Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II (R). Legend : "ELIZABETH DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REGINA F:D:" Reverse: Hercules armed with a dagger, with his left arm out horizontally holding Hydra, which he
1953
National Maritime Museum
Korea Medal 1950-53. Obverse: Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II (R). Legend : "ELIZABETH DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REGINA F:D:" Reverse: Hercules armed with a dagger, with his left arm out horizontally holding Hydra, which he is also holding off with
1953
National Maritime Museum
Korea Medal 1950-53. Awarded to Commander Peter Worth. Obverse: Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II (R). Legend : "ELIZABETH DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REGINA F:D:" Reverse: Hercules armed with a dagger, with his left arm out horizontally holding Hydra,
1953
National Maritime Museum
Pack of Naval Coronation playing cards in box. A box containing two packs of cards in original wrapping. The box is white leather with a gold trim. Written on the box is 'CORONATION NAVL REVIEW, SPITHEAD, SS ORCADES 15 JUNE 1953'. The back of th
1953
National Maritime Museum
Penny. A South African penny. Obverse: Head of Queen Elizabeth II (right). Legend: 'ELIZABETH II REGINA'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a frigate under sail. Legend: 'SUID-AFRIKA . 1953 . SOUTH AFRICA' Below: '1D.'
1953
National Maritime Museum
Prize medal, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. Awarded to Sir Harold Spencer Jones. Dull and bright work. Obverse: On a lotus flower a circular inscription: "INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE CULTIVATION OF SCIENCE", and within it two
1953
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: 1951 pattern. Rating's raincoat with detachable lining belonging to PO S J E Winter, RNR. Gaberdine, navy-blue, lined with light brown wool. Double breasted, with four buttons to button three each side. Half belt at back with adj
1953
National Maritime Museum
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. A three-quarter-length portrait, slightly to the left, showing Churchill seated wearing the uniform of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports with the ribbon and star of the Garter. The painting
1953
National Maritime Museum
Tea caddy. Coronation souvenir tea caddy depicting Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II. It is decorated with a double portrait of the couple - the Queen wears a blue dress and tiara, Prince Philip is in naval mess dress. The other sides show Windsor Cast
1953
National Maritime Museum
United Nations Service Medal for Korea 1950-53. Awarded to Commander Peter Worth. Obverse: A world globe within a laurel wreath. Reverse: Inscription: "FOR SERVICE IN DEFENCE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS". Bar: "KO
1953
National Maritime Museum
United Nations Service Medal for Korea 1950-53. Awarded to E M Bacon RM. Obverse: A world globe within a laurel wreath. Reverse: Inscription: "FOR SERVICE IN DEFENCE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS". Bar: "KOREA"
1953
National Maritime Museum
United Nations Service Medal for Korea 1950-53. Obverse: A world globe within a laurel wreath. Reverse: Inscription: "FOR SERVICE IN DEFENCE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS". Bar: "KOREA". Awarded to G.F.Booker.
1953
National Maritime Museum
A young girl poses with the "easter bunny"
Taken some time in 1953
State Library and Archives of Florida
Children performing a play at the Enoggera Immigration Holding Centre, Queensland, 1953
Taken some time in 1953
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Children playing in the sand at Lido Beach: Sarasota, Florida
Taken some time in 1953
State Library and Archives of Florida
Enligt AB Flygtrafik Bengtsfors: "Fiskebäckskil Kristineberg Bohuslän".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt AB Flygtrafik Bengtsfors: "Hamburgsund fr. berget Bohuslän".
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1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt AB Flygtrafik Bengtsfors: "Heestrand Bohuslän".
Enligt text på fotot: "Vassviken Heestrand".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt AB Flygtrafik Bengtsfors: "Skredsvik Gullmarsbergs Säteri Bohuslän".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Andersson, Bo, Ingvar o Kenneth, Jörlanda".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Andersson, Fru Anna Lyckebo Stenungsund".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Andersson, Herr Bengt, Hovlanda, Kålleröd".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Andersson, Kenneth, Jörlanda".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Aronsson, Barbro Angrimseröd, Svanesund".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Enander, Fr. Elin Stenungsund".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 8 19511957: "Karlsson, Fru Korsgård Ödsmål kopia".
1 January 1953
Bohusläns museum