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).
Topi, ' Murano ' with details of fishing gear. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his t
2 October 1857
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
Diagram of the Comet of 1858 Discovered by Donati, June 2nd.. In the 19th century there were a number of spectacular or anticipated comets visible to the naked eye that generated significant popular as well as specialist interest. This popular interest an
1858
National Maritime Museum
Tarragona - buildings with a square bell tower and a hexagonal tower with a weathervane, dated 2 Nov 1860. Cooke made numerous trips throughout Europe and North Africa. In 1860, in company with Robert Bateman, he undertook a journey around Spain towards T
2 November 1860
National Maritime Museum
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
HMS Clio Outward Bound entering the Pacific Ocean from the Straits of Magellan. Heightened with white.
2 Jun 1863
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
Getting out one of the large buoys for launching August 2nd. (Great Eastern). A team of sailors on board the 'Great Eastern' letting out one of the bouys used to mark the position where the cable was lost. The position was 51° 25'N 39&d
1865
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'La mode illustrée' 1866-09-02
2 September 1866
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'La mode illustrée' 1866-12-02
2 December 1866
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
'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
'March 2 4.P.M. near Gau el Kebir.' (580). Three studies of an Egyptian craft carrying passengers sketched by Edward Lear during his third visit to Egypt. Each vessel is portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflecting water. Annotations
2 March 1867
National Maritime Museum
Foot of the Pillar of Mussera. copied from Adl Lowther's sketch Made Sept 2nd 1867. Drawing
Sep 1867
National Maritime Museum
Clipper Ship Lahloo, 799 Tons, Preparing to land Pilot off the Owers 19th September 1867. Hand-coloured.
2 Dec 1867
National Maritime Museum
prent (niet in kleur) uit 'La mode illustrée' 1870-10-02
2 October 1870
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Fotomontage van de krijgsraad in Versailles: uitspraak van het vonnis tegen de leden van de Parijse Commune
2 September 1871
Rijksmuseum
Petition of Colored Citizens of McMinn County, Tennessee, 03/02/1874 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 2 Mar 1874
The U.S. National Archives
A section of the railway between Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). A view of a section of the incline on the Colombo to Kandy railway, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). This railway connected the coffee plantations to the coast. The photographer is standing on t
Thursday 2 December 1875
National Maritime Museum
An elephant posing for a photograph with his Mahout. An elephant posing for a photograph with his Mahout ouside an open wooden structure surrounded by trees in Kandy. The photograph was taken when the Prince was on a visit to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as part o
Thursday 2 December 1875
National Maritime Museum
Exterieur van het gebouw van de Vrije Gemeente aan de Weteringschans te Amsterdam, gezien vanuit het oosten
2 May 1880
Rijksmuseum
Beurs van Zocher op de Dam te Amsterdam, gezien naar de ingang van het Damrak
2 January 1884
Rijksmuseum
Paddle wheel ferry WARATAH, sailing ship GREAT VICTORIA and other vessels, Circular Quay
Taken 2 Mar 1886
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Glasgow Corporation Water Commissioners at Loch Katrine, 2nd July, 1886. The Hon. William McOnie, Lord Provost
2 July 1886
Rijksmuseum
Water Commissioners at Royal Cottage, Loch Katrine, annual inspection of works 2nd July, 1886. The Hon. William McOnie, Lord Provost
2 July 1886
Rijksmuseum