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).
Battle of Calais between the Kg. of England under Sr. Walter de Manny and the French, 2 Jan 1349. Print
1803
National Maritime Museum
Charles Howard, 1536 - 1624, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. Oval miniature in watercolour on vellum, in an oval black carved wood display frame (possibly ebony) with a gilt slip, suspension hole and flower motifs. The image bear
1605
National Maritime Museum
A young man, called Robert Devereux, 1565-1601, 2nd Earl of Essex. Oval miniature in watercolour in an oval gilt metal suspension frame with a scroll label beneath bearing an engraved black-lettered inscription 'ROBERT. DEVEREUX. / LAST. EARL. OF ESS
early 17th century
National Maritime Museum
Robert Rich (1587-1658), 2nd Earl of Warwick. Oil painting (unframed). This is a copy of BHC3080 (acquired in 1949). When it was made is not known but it was presented to the Naval Gallery of Greenwich Hospital in or about 1825. The last edition of the pr
National Maritime Museum
Black Galley cuts out large Spanish Cromster L' Admiral d'Anvers Plate to La Genealogie des Illustres Comtes de Nessau, Jean Orlers, 1615 (2nd ed p.228). Print
1615
National Maritime Museum
Speech by William Wildman Barrington-Shute, 2nd Viscount Barrington, 1717-1793. Speech by Lord Barrington in which he discusses the construction and trials of Harrison's timekeepers, together with the usefulness of both these and Mayer's lunar t
1765
National Maritime Museum
Star: Order of the Bath, 2nd class (military). Star: Silver Maltese cross bearing a device of three gold crowns surrounded by a red enamel band with motto: "TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO", surrounded in turn by a green laurel wreath. "ICH DIEN"
National Maritime Museum
H.M. 'Ocean', 2nd Rate. Union at the Main off Gibraltar with tenders. Hendrik Kobell was the eldest and most important of a family of artists originating in Rotterdam. He produced paintings and drawings, but was of considerable importance as an
1771
National Maritime Museum
End of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783. Painting.
1784
National Maritime Museum
Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783. 'Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783'. This painting depicts a battle that occurred on 2nd January 1783 between the 32-gun frigate H
1784
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Admiral George Granville Waldegrave (1786-1857), 2nd Baron Radstock. Fragments from the bust.
1834
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Admiral George Granville Waldegrave (1786-1857), 2nd Baron Radstock. Head-and-shoulders classical-style, hollow-backed plaster bust of Vice-Admiral George Waldegrave. The sitter's head has short hair and side-whiskers and is turned slightly to
1834
National Maritime Museum
No 3. January 2nd 1795. Thetis, Cleopatra and Thisbe at anchor in Lynhaven Bay at the mount of the Chesapeake. Medium includes pen and black ink.; Signed by artist and dated.
1795
National Maritime Museum
A new map of Ireland civil and ecclesiastical by the Rev.d D. A. Beaufort LLD Member of the Royal Irish Academy. 2nd Edn 1797. Two sheets. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Physical description Note: Coloured in outline. Scale: 1:500 000 (bar). Cartogra
1797; 1792
National Maritime Museum
A Scene on board a Margate Hoy as described by Dibdin (caricature). A deck-scene on board a Margate hoy - the regular sailing vessels running between that north Kent coastal resort and London, and points in between. It shows the vessel going about and a v
2 Jan 1804
National Maritime Museum
The Perilous situation of the crew of His Majesty's Packet Lady Hobart after she had struck upon an Island of Ice in the Atlantic Ocean. The Falmouth registered Post Office packet ‘Lady Hobart’, commanded by William Dorset Fellowes was bo
2 Jan 1804
National Maritime Museum
The Perilous situation of the crew of His Majesty's Packet Lady Hobart after she had struck upon an Island of Ice in the Atlantic Ocean. The Falmouth registered Post Office packet ‘Lady Hobart’, commanded by William Dorset Fellowes was bo
2 January 1804
National Maritime Museum
Engraving taken from Sir Charles Wager's Monument in Westminster Abbey showing a portrait and a battle scene. Technique includes stipple engraving.
2 Jan 1805
National Maritime Museum
'A Brick Hovel near Lymington, Hampshire'. Engraving of 'a Brick Hovel near Lymington, Hampshire'. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This typ
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'A Composition'. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early 19th century, bringing together differe
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'A Cross at Clearwell, Gloucestershire'. Engraving of a Cross at Clearwell, Gloucestershire. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'A Park Scene'. Engraving of a park scene, near Lyminton.This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'A scene in Ashted Park, Surry'. 'A scene in Ashted Park, Surry'. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively p
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Ancient Edifice, near Rome'. View of an "Ancient Edifice, near Rome'. The accompanying text for this engraving is missing. The engraving shows a building in the foreground, possibly a Gatehouse along an apparently crumbling city wall.
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire'. View of Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the ea
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Cattle'. Engraving of cattle.
This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early 19th century, bringing
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Denbigh Castle North Wales'. Engraving of Denbeigh Castle, North Wales. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popu
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Devil's Bridge, North Wales'. View of Devil's Bridge, North Wales. The accompanying text for this engraving is missing. The engraving shows a large chasm with trees on either side and a bridge very high up linking the two sides. Two m
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Distant View of Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire'. Print of Ragland Castle. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively pop
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Durham'. Engraving of the city of Durham. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early 19th century,
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Framlingham Castle Suffolk'. Engraving of Framlingham Castle, Suffolk. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popul
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Hackfall, Yorkshire'. View of Hackfall, Yorkshire. The accompanying text for this engraving is missing. The engraving shows a lake or river with trees and plants on all sides. There is a waterfall in the foreground and two silhouette figures at
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Moss Dale, Yorkshire'. Engraving of Moss Dale, Yorkshire. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the ear
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Polesden, near Dorking, Surry'. View of Polesden, Surrey. The accompanying text for this engraving is missing. The engraving shows a horse drawn cart riding into a forest. Two men are on the cart, another is sitting by the roadside just before
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'Remains of the Royal Palace at Eltham Kent'. View of Eltham Palace, Kent. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively po
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'View in the Tinnevelle District, East India'. Engraving of the Tinnevelle District, East India'. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of p
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'View of Pont Aber Glass Lynn North Wales'. View of Pont Aber Glass Lynn, North Wales. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was r
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
'View on the Banks of the Tiber'. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early 19th century, bringing
2 January 1809
National Maritime Museum
Sir Richard Stayner Knt. Adml. Distinguished himself under Blake against a Spanish Flota at Santa Cruz, created Rear Adml by Charles the 2nd. Print
1810
National Maritime Museum
Iron Cross 2nd Class (military). Iron Cross, 2nd Class awarded to Korvettenkapitan Erwin Arnold Martin Wilhelm Rostin.
Captain Rostin was born in 1907 in Gustrow, Mecklenburg. He commissioned ‘U-158’ on 25 September 1941 and took her o
1813
National Maritime Museum
Iron Cross 2nd Class (military). Iron Cross, 2nd Class retrieved from an unknown German submariner at the surrender of the German Fleet 1918.
The medal is in the form of a black cross pattée within a silver frame. On the obverse is the Royal Cyphe
1813
National Maritime Museum
View looking up the Tigris to the 2nd Bar Pagoda. The narrow passage on the entrance of Canton River at Humen was named ‘Bocca Tigris’ or ‘Bogue’ by Portuguese sailors. It lies between a cluster of low hills and hilly islands throu
1814
National Maritime Museum
A Private of the Royal Marines. (uniform). Hand-coloured. Depicts clothing, outerwear: uniform, private's [Royal marines]
2 Jan 1815
National Maritime Museum
Francis 2nd Emperor of Austria &c, Engraved by Boquet from an Original Painting for Giffords History of the War. Technique includes engraving.
1815
National Maritime Museum
Star: Order of St Michael and St George, 2nd class. Star only. Embroidered, with silver and gold sequins and paper back. Belonged to Sir George Eyre.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Subtraction, Arithmetic Plate 2nd (caricature). This caricature illustrates a cannon ball on its path of destruction through the unwitting crew of a Royal Naval warship as they relax off-watch on deck, playing cards and about to share two bowls of hot pun
1827 or later
National Maritime Museum
'Piazza Maggiore, Florian, and Grand Harbour, from our house, Malta, Jany 1858'. No. 26 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Fold-out panoramic drawing, on two joined sheets, the right one stuck down on the album page, which bea
January 1858
National Maritime Museum
Aanbiedingsbrief behorend bij fotoalbums Réunion des Tuileries au Louvre 1852-1857
2 January 1858
Rijksmuseum
Entrance to Cartagena harbour with a black hulled, straight stemmed lugger in foreground and lighthouse behind. Colour notes. Cooke made numerous trips throughout Europe and North Africa. In 1860, in company with Robert Bateman, he undertook a journey aro
2 January 1861
National Maritime Museum
The harbour of Cartagena from the seaward with the citadel behind. Cooke made numerous trips throughout Europe and North Africa. In 1860, in company with Robert Bateman, he undertook a journey around Spain towards Tangier. A new, more luminous quality beg
2 January 1861
National Maritime Museum
Star: Order of Naval Merit, 2nd class. Star only. (badge not received). Eight pointed, gold rayed star charged with a gold cross enamelled white mounted with a gold anchor enamelled blue and surmounted by a gold crown enamelled red. Inscription: maker
1864
National Maritime Museum
'Deir Kadige noon - 1 P.M. Jany. 2. 1867 (28)'. The page is covered with studies of various Egyptian craft, including dahabeeyahs and gyassis. Some vessels are portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflecting water. At the bottom of the s
2 January 1867
National Maritime Museum
Beurs van Zocher op de Dam te Amsterdam, gezien naar de ingang van het Damrak
2 January 1884
Rijksmuseum
Petition and map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club protesting a bill to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park., 01/02/1893, Page 4/4
Taken 2 Jan 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Medal commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay - 2nd anniversary. Medal commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay - 2nd anniversary. Obverse: Port-bow view of the flagship USS 'Olympia' in action with signal flags flying from the mainmast. Legend:
1900
National Maritime Museum
Walter Leslie Runciman, 1900-89, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford. This portrait was commissioned by the Museum's Trustees on the sitter's retirement as Chairman in 1972. Runciman is shown in profile and slightly from above in a dark suit and ti
1973
National Maritime Museum
Aanleg van het Viaur Viaduct in Frankrijk door de Societé de Construction des Battignolles, 2 januari 1901
2 January 1901
Rijksmuseum