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).
Captain Ernest Lynton Large. Unit: 1/5th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment. Death: 21 May 1915 Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Frederick Charles Waterfield. Unit: 45th Rattrays Sikhs, attached to 15th Ludhlana Sikhs, Indian Army. Death: 21 May 1915 Wounded 19 May 1915 by a shrapnel bullet, died in Bethune Hospital Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Geoffrey Francis Robinson. Unit: Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, attached to 1st Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles. Death: 21 May 1915 Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Maurice Aldcroft Phillips MID. Unit: 35th Battery, Royal Field Artillery (CWGC lists 31st Battery, RFA). Death: 21 May 1915 Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Walter Neal T/835. Unit: Army Service Corps, West Riding Division. Death: 21 May 1915.
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Espine Montgomery Picton-Ward. Unit: 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment, Canadian Scottish). Death: 21 May 1915 Killed in Action leading his men in a charge near Festubert Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Gordon Alexander Gordon Mackenzie. Unit: 16th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 21 May 1915 Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant The Hon. Arthur George Coke. Unit: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Armoured Car Division. Death: 21 may 1915 Gallipoli
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Curwen Vaughan Rawlinson. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Death: 21 May 1915 Hill 60 Flanders Western Front
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant George Bruce Joy. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 21 May 1915 Western Front.
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Sub Lieutenant Geoffrey William Stopford-Sackville. Unit: Royal Navy, HMS Ribble, Torpedo Boat Destroyer. Death: 21 May 1915 Died from wounds received at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 Gallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 21 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Bernard Scott. Unit: 15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of WalesOwn Civil Service Rifles). Death: 21 May 1916 Missing at Vimy Ridge Western Front
Died 21 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Noel Francis Coakeley 3085. Unit: 7th Platoon, B Company, 1st/15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles). Death: 21 May 1916 Missing in action Western Front
Died 21 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Neville L Ames. Unit: 8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 21 May 1916 Vimy Ridge, north of Arras Western Front
Died 21 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
An RAMC Stretcher-bearer: 'Just come from the Chemical Works, Roeux, 21st May 1917'
21 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Stanley Reddall 269317. Unit: Worcestershire Yeomanry, attached to 1st/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. Death: 21 May 1917 Lens Western Front
Died 21 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Frederick S Cook 5036/322257. Unit: 2nd/6th Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles). Death: 21 May 1917 Missing in action near Bullecourt Western Front
Died 21 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman Henry G. Higlett 5776/322876. Unit: 5th Platoon, "B" Company, 2nd/6th Battalion, London Regiment. Death: 21 May 1917, missing in action, Western Front. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Died 21 May 1917
Imperial War Museum
Rifleman John Albert Darvell 4930/322182. Unit: B Company, 2nd/6th Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles). Death: 21 May 1917 Wounded and Missing in action believed Killed in action
Died 21 May 1917
Imperial War Museum