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).
Private John Barron 23762, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 October 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private John Ellis Roberts 34229, South Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 October 1916
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Private John Robert Bevan 39645, South Wales Borderers
Died 21 October 1916
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Private William Alfred Wilkins 24136, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 21 October 1916
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Private William Vickery 10121, South Wales Borderers
Died 21 October 1916
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Second Lieutenant Edgar Brian Parr , South Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 October 1916
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Second Lieutenant Frank Harold Ivens , Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 21 October 1916
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Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Henry Le Sueur Honey , King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 21 October 1916
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Second Lieutenant Reginald Dudley Beardshaw , South Wales Borderers
Died 21 October 1916
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Second Lieutenant Stanley George Marriott , Royal Engineers
Died 21 October 1916
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Second Lieutenant Walter Thomas Jacobi , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 October 1916
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Corporal George Harry Fennell G/5396, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Died 21 November 1916
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Ordinary Seaman Charles Victor Hensler J59673, HMS "Victory"
Died 21 November 1916
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Private Edgar Carter 17459. Unit: 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 21 November 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Edward Darlington 17128, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Ernest John Sweet 1999. Unit: D Company, 21st Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 21 November 1916 Died of wounds at 38 Clearing Station. Western Front
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private George Henry Dyson 9331, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Wippell 534. Unit: B Company, 21st Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 21 November 1916 Killed in Action at Flers Western Front
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Gilbert Burrington 703727, Canadian Infantry
Died 21 November 1916
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Private John Reynolds Cash 3691, Seaforth Highlanders
Died 21 November 1916
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Private William Greenhalgh 15065, Lancashire Fusiliers
Died 21 November 1916
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Rifleman Alexander William Thomas Pearson 5563, London Regiment
Died 21 November 1916
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Second Lieutenant Humphrey Ned Falcy , Northumberland Fusiliers
Died 21 November 1916
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Second Lieutenant Humphrey Ned Falcy MC. Unit: 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Death: 21 November 1916, Western Front.
Died 21 November 1916
Imperial War Museum
Serjeant Job Haines 491, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Serjeant William Sharpe 12423, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 21 November 1916
Lives of the First World War
Œuvres du Front de Blessés, Mutilés, Internés [Works from the Front by the Wounded, Disabled, and Interned]
21 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Samuel Walter Taylor 1960, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frederick Wigan Jones , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 21 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Frederick Wigan Jones. Unit: 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 21 December 1916 Western Front.
Died 21 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Frederick Wigan Jones. Unit: 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Death: 21 December 1916 Western Front.
Died 21 December 1916
Imperial War Museum
Private Ernest Windsor Shears 7722, 15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 21 December 1916
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Private Frank Roland Bolton 3206, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 21 December 1916
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Private John William Sole 164191, Canadian Infantry
Died 21 December 1916
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Private Thomas Joseph Lees 3269, Australian Infantry
Died 21 December 1916
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Able Seaman Joseph William Brown J/19639, H.M.S. "Vernon."
Died 21 January 1917
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Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Rupert Charles Rowe 6238, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 21 January 1917
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Captain James William Albert Simpson MC. Unit: 36th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 21 January 1917 Western Front
Died 21 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel James William Albert Simpson , Australian Infantry
Died 21 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Miss F Denison, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness 21 January 1917.
Died 21 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Miss F Denison, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of illness 21 January 1917.
Died 21 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Parrott 33014, Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 21 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Private Charles Pickering 10895, South Wales Borderers
Died 21 January 1917
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Private E Muttick 26359. Unit: Middlesex Regiment. Death: 21 January 1917 Missing Western Front
Died 21 January 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private John Edward Mason 22478, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Sapper Arthur Douglas Turner 4796, Australian Tunnelling Corps
Died 21 January 1917
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Air Mechanic 1st Class Frank Paton 23906, Royal Flying Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Captain George Staunton Husband, D.S.O. , Indian Army
Died 21 February 1917
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Chaplain Isaac Wauchope Dyobha 3276, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Corporal Jack Beta 9164, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Corporal Miles Newby 241264, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 21 February 1917
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Gunner George Boulton 291687, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 21 February 1917
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Interpreter Cholofelo or Steven Lucas Legwale 3174, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Interpreter James Henry Kutshwayo 5969, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Interpreter John Lekhoto 1791, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Dokoda Bokleni 9377, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Frans Utuni 9776, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Henry Gqweta 9928, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Henry Williams 9292, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Jabez Nquza 9202, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Jack Kepisa 10374, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Jan Koopman 9293, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Jan Tokhae 9134, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Karl Kale or Kabe 9818, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Longone Kgupa 9425, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lance Corporal Mxonywa Bangani 9379, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lieutenant R A MacTavish 93, South African Postal Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Lieutenant Samuel Emslie , South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Jonah 10593, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Abraham Suping 9744, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Abram Leboche 11056, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Abram Tshulo 9758, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Abrams Jackson 9803, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Aldum Dengese 9567, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Alfred Dennis Saunders 4731 TF, Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 21 February 1917
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Private Alfred Lekau 9188, South African Native Labour Corps
Died 21 February 1917
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