This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). 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
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
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 website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
Presidential Appointment of Hore Browse Trist as Collector for the District of Mississippi, 03/07/1803
Taken 7 Mar 1803
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President James Madison nominating Navy and Marine Corps officers, 03/07/1809 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 7 Mar 1809
The U.S. National Archives
Conference committee report on the Missouri Compromise, 03/01/1820 (page 3 of 3)
Taken 1 Mar 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Conference committee report on the Missouri Compromise, 03/01/1820, Page 2
Taken 1 Mar 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1829 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 6 Mar 1829
The U.S. National Archives
An Ordinance of the State of South Carolina to nullify an act of the Congress, 03/08/1833 (page 1 of 3)
Taken 8 Mar 1833
The U.S. National Archives
An Ordinance of the State of South Carolina to nullify an act of the Congress, 03/08/1833 (page 2 of 3)
Taken 8 Mar 1833
The U.S. National Archives
An Ordinance of the State of South Carolina to nullify an act of the Congress, 03/08/1833 (page 3 of 3)
Taken 8 Mar 1833
The U.S. National Archives
Page from the Senate Legislative Journal Showing the Expungement of a Resolution to Censure the President, 03/28/1834
Taken 28 Mar 1834
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Martin Van Buren nominating Henry Wheaton Envoy to be Exraordinary and Minister Penipotentiary to Prussia, 03/06/1837
Taken 6 Mar 1837
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Martin Van Buren nominating Joel R. Poinsett to be Secretary of War, 03/07/1837
Taken 7 Mar 1837
The U.S. National Archives
Opinion of the Supreme Court in United States v. the Amistad, 03/09/1841 (page 3 of 3)
Taken 9 Mar 1841
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President James Polk nominating his cabinet, 03/05/1845
Taken 5 Mar 1845
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Zachary Taylor nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1849 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 6 Mar 1849
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Zachary Taylor nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1849 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 6 Mar 1849
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from Citizens of New York Asking that Slavery and the Slave-trade may be Expressly Prohibited, 03/25/1851
Taken 25 Mar 1851
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from Citizens of New York Asking that Slavery and the Slave-trade may be Expressly Prohibited, 03/25/1851 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 25 Mar 1851
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President James Buchanan nominating his cabinet, 03/06/1857
Taken 6 Mar 1857
The U.S. National Archives
Affadavit of CA Stovall, filed March 29, 1858, 03/29/1858, Page 3
Taken 29 Mar 1858
The U.S. National Archives
Affadavit of CA Stovall, filed March 29, 1858, 03/29/1858, Page 5
Taken 29 Mar 1858
The U.S. National Archives
First Construction Accident at New Orleans Custom House, 03/1859
Taken some time in Mar 1859
The U.S. National Archives
Second Construction Accident at New Orleans Custom House, 03/1859 (Front)
Taken some time in Mar 1859
The U.S. National Archives
Second Construction Accident at New Orleans Custom House, 03/1859 (Reverse)
Taken some time in Mar 1859
The U.S. National Archives
Cargo Manifest of the S.S. Texas from Galveston to New Orleans Arrived March 5, 1860
Taken 5 Mar 1860
The U.S. National Archives
Slave Manifest of the S.S. Texas from La Salle to New Orleans Arrived March 5, 1860 (Front)
Taken 5 Mar 1860
The U.S. National Archives
Slave Manifest of the S.S. Texas from La Salle to New Orleans Arrived March 5, 1860 (Reverse)
Taken 5 Mar 1860
The U.S. National Archives
New Orleans Custom House Dispatch Receipt, 03/1861
Taken some time in Mar 1861
The U.S. National Archives
New Orleans Custom House Receipt of Services, 03/1861
Taken some time in Mar 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Payroll for John C. Marsh, Inspector of Boilers at the Port of New Orleans, 03/1861
Taken some time in Mar 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Abraham Lincoln nominating William H. Seward to be Secretary of State, 03/05/1861
Taken 5 Mar 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Abraham Lincoln nominating Silas H. Hodges, George H. Harding, and Thomas C. Theaker to be Examiners-in-chief in the United States Patent Office, 03/25/1861 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 25 Mar 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Abraham Lincoln recommending a resolution to encourage the gradual emancipation of slaves, 03/07/1862 (page 4 of 4)
Taken 7 Mar 1862
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Army: 03/01/1864
Taken 1 Mar 1864
The U.S. National Archives
Recruiting in the New York City Hall Park in 1864. Illustration from a sketch by George Law, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 19, 1864., 1943 - 1945
Taken 19 Mar 1864
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Abraham Lincoln nominating Hugh McCulloch to be Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, 03/06/1865
Taken 6 Mar 1865
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Ulysses S. Grant nominating Philip H. Sheridan to be Lieutenant General of the Army of the United States, 03/05/1869
Taken 5 Mar 1869
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Colored Citizens of McMinn County, Tennessee, 03/02/1874 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 2 Mar 1874
The U.S. National Archives
President Rutherford B. Hayes's Commutation of “Crow Man's” Death Sentence - Page 1
Taken 14 Mar 1877
The U.S. National Archives
President Rutherford B. Hayes's Commutation of “Crow Man's” Death Sentence - Page 2
Taken 14 Mar 1877
The U.S. National Archives
President Rutherford B. Hayes's Commutation of “Crow Man's” Death Sentence - Page 3
Taken 14 Mar 1877
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from the Christian Church of Atlanta requesting funds to rebuild its church, 03/24/1878
Taken 24 Mar 1878
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President James A. Garfield nominating James G. Blaine to be Secretary of State, 03/04/1881
Taken 4 Mar 1881
The U.S. National Archives
Application of Discharged Soldier for Arrears of Pay, 03/24/1882
Taken 24 Mar 1882
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Chester A. Arthur nominating Ulysses S. Grant to be General on the retired list of the Army, 03/03/1885
Taken 3 Mar 1885
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Grover Cleveland nominating Thomas F. Bayard to be Secretary of State, 03/04/1885
Taken 4 Mar 1885
The U.S. National Archives
President Grover Cleveland's Commutation of William Alexander's Death Sentence - Page 1
Taken 27 Mar 1888
The U.S. National Archives
President Grover Cleveland's Commutation of William Alexander's Death Sentence - Page 2
Taken 27 Mar 1888
The U.S. National Archives
President Grover Cleveland's Commutation of William Alexander's Death Sentence - Page 3
Taken 27 Mar 1888
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from the Woman's Relief Corps requesting a pension for war Army nurses, 03/29/1888
Taken 29 Mar 1888
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Benjamin Harrison nominating William Windom to be Secretary of the Treasury, 03/04/1889
Taken 4 Mar 1889
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Benjamin Harrison nominating James G. Blaine to be Secretary of State, 03/05/1889
Taken 5 Mar 1889
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Benjamin Harrison nominating Thomas W. Palmer of Michigan to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Spain, 03/11/1889
Taken 11 Mar 1889
The U.S. National Archives
A Hopi (Moqui) petition signed by all the Chiefs and headmen of the tribe asking the Federal Government to give them title to their lands instead of individually allotting each tribal member., 03/27/1
Taken 27 Mar 1894
The U.S. National Archives
A Hopi (Moqui) petition signed by all the Chiefs and headmen of the tribe asking the Federal Government to give them title to their lands instead of individually allotting each tribal member., 03/27/1
Taken 27 Mar 1894
The U.S. National Archives
"Objections to Woman Suffrage Answered," by Henry Blackwell, 03/1896 (page 1 of 2)
Taken some time in Mar 1896
The U.S. National Archives
"Objections to Woman Suffrage Answered," by Henry Blackwell, 03/1896 (page 2 of 2)
Taken some time in Mar 1896
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President William McKinley nominating John Sherman to be Secretary of State, 03/04/1897
Taken 4 Mar 1897
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President William McKinley nominating George Dewey to be Admiral of the Navy, 03/03/1899
Taken 3 Mar 1899
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Theodore Roosevelt nominating George Dewey to be Admiral of the Navy, 03/14/1903
Taken 14 Mar 1903
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Upton Sinclair to President Theodore Roosevelt, 03/10/1906, Page 4
Taken 10 Mar 1906
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Upton Sinclair to President Theodore Roosevelt, 03/10/1906, Page 6
Taken 10 Mar 1906
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from the Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs recommending a study of child labor, 03/16/1906
Taken 16 Mar 1906
The U.S. National Archives
12 year old Newsboy. Hyman Alpert, been selling three years. Spends evenings in Boys Club. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Bowling Alley boys. Many of these work until late at night. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual game of poker in the Den of the terrible nine, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Hartford newsboys and girls. Girl in middle, Nellie, is 9 years old. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Joseph Harris, a 9 year old newsboy. Been selling 1 1/2 years. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Smallest boy, 10 years old, been at it a year and a half. Sells until 6 or 7 P.M. New Haven, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Sunday noon. Some of the newsboys returning Sunday papers. Many of them had been out since 5 and 6 A.M. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Waiting for their papers. 3 of these were 8 years old. Some were 9 years old. Hartford, Conn, March 1909
Taken some time in Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
A common case of "team work." Smaller boy, Joseph Bishop, goes into saloons and sells his last paper...
Taken 4 Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President William H. Taft nominating Knox to be Secretary of State, 03/05/1909
Taken 5 Mar 1909
The U.S. National Archives
9 year old Johnnie and the shucking boss. He is also a padrone, March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
All these pick shrimp at the Peerless Oyster Co., March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
All these shuck oysters in the Dunbar Cannery. They begin work about 3 A.M. and work until about 5 P.M., March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Averzano family, photo taken 1:30 P.M. March 6, a school day and Josephine said she wasn't going to school this week on account of the work, March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Group of oyster shuckers working in a canning factory. All but the very smallest babies work, March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Housing conditions in the settlement of Dunbar are better than the average. See church in distance. Have their own jail. Houses and wood furnished, March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Rosy, an 8 year old oyster shucker works steady all day from about 3 A.M. to 5 P.M. The baby will shuck as soon as she can handle the knife, March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co. Photo was taken just as they stood. On other side of shed still younger children were working, March 1911
Taken some time in Mar 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Family finishing pants. None of them spoke English. New York City, March 1912
Taken some time in Mar 1912
The U.S. National Archives
Making dresses for Campbell kids dolls in a dirty tenement. The older boy, about 12 years old, operates the machine when the mother is not using it. New York City, March 1912
Taken some time in Mar 1912
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Woodrow Wilson nominating his cabinet, 03/05/1913
Taken 5 Mar 1913
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Lyons Township High School Students Supporting Keating-Owen Child Labor Bill, 03/07/1916
Taken 7 Mar 1916
The U.S. National Archives
Letter from Marshall Dilling Opposing Keating-Owen Child Labor Bill, 03/20/1916
Taken 20 Mar 1916
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of the Cleared Building Site on 7th Street Looking Southeast, Washington, D.C.
Taken 2 Mar 1932
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Franklin Roosevelt nominating Frances Perkins of New York to be Secretary of Labor, 03/04/1933
Taken 4 Mar 1933
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Franklin Roosevelt nominating James A. Farley to be Postmaster General, 03/04/1933
Taken 4 Mar 1933
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of the Socialist Party of Tompkins County, New York, Requesting Federal Control of the Banking System, 03/09/1933
Taken 9 Mar 1933
The U.S. National Archives
Discharge Petition #14 Filed by Oscar De Priest, 01/24/1934 - 03/05/1934 (page 1 of 4)
Taken 5 Mar 1934
The U.S. National Archives
Discharge Petition #14 Filed by Oscar De Priest, 01/24/1934 - 03/05/1934 (page 2 of 4)
Taken 5 Mar 1934
The U.S. National Archives
Discharge Petition #14 Filed by Oscar De Priest, 01/24/1934 - 03/05/1934 (page 3 of 4)
Taken 5 Mar 1934
The U.S. National Archives
Discharge Petition #14 Filed by Oscar De Priest, 01/24/1934 - 03/05/1934 (page 4 of 4)
Taken 5 Mar 1934
The U.S. National Archives