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).
Gunner Harry Edgar Randolph Jackson 44001, Canadian Field Artillery
Died 8 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Bertie Joseph Bell SS109325, HMS Indefatigable
Died 8 March 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Geoffrey Francis Arnold , Somerset Light Infantry
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Wilson Fox , Devonshire Regiment
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Major Basil Rice Nicholl , nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
Died 8 March 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Francis Edwin Hutchings 3683, Devonshire Regiment
Died 8 March 1916
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Private Robert James Brown GS/320, Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 8 March 1916
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Second Lieutenant Conrad Ivan Lillington , Somerset Light Infantry
Died 8 March 1916
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Acting Bombardier H E Roach 39954, Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Electrical Artificer 4th Class Edgar John Upward M13330, HMS MALAYA
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Fred Utley, M.M. 265416, Cheshire Regiment
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Ordinary Seaman Herbert Harold Hooker J63991, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Pioneer Frederick Cyril Baumber 134063, Royal Engineers
Died 8 March 1917
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Leonard Arthur Baxter , Royal Field Artillery
Died 8 March 1917
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Gilbert Bowman 2260, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 8 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Hargreaves Arbuthnott Wollaston , 4th Bn Rifle Brigade
Died 8 March 1918
Lives of the First World War
Private Anthony Augustine 16617, British West Indies Regiment
Died 8 March 1919
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Private Joseph Lapworth 240468, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 8 March 1919
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Second Lieutenant Francis Hugill Dinsley , Coldsteam Guards
Died 8 March 1919
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Valdave Warrender , 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 8 March 1926
Lives of the First World War
Reverend Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy , Royal Army Chaplain's Department
Died 8 March 1929
Lives of the First World War
Warrant Officer Class 1 Vivian Hugh Stewart Davenport 5180, 2nd Border Regiment
Died 8 March 1950
Lives of the First World War
Temporary Lieutenant Marwood Mintern Munden , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 8 March 1952
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Harold Easter Avery , Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Graduate Battalion
Died 8 March 1959
Lives of the First World War
Nursing Sister Agnes Craig BELL , Canadian Army Medical Corps
Died 8 March 1962
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Alexander Broderick , Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force
Died 8 March 1971
Lives of the First World War
Subadar Khudadad Khan VC , 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
Died 8 March 1971
Lives of the First World War