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).
Lance Corporal Gerald Roy Taverner 9833. Unit: 6th Company, 3rd Battalion, Toronto Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Contingent. Death: 23 April 1915 Missing in action at Ypres, Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal Herbert Arthur Stethem 1405. Unit: C Company, 8th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 23 April 1915 Wounded and MIA near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Calvin Wellington Day. Unit: No. 1 Company, 2nd Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in action near St Julien Western Front.
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Ernest William Rokeby Stephenson. Unit: Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in action during the second battle of Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Frederic Haswell. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915, killed in action at Ypres, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Herbert Stewart. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 St Jean, Flanders Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Hubert George Henry Fardell. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915, Ypres, Western Front.
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Norman Mitchell Young. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Death: 23 April 1915 Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Zouch Austin Turton. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Missing in action Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major Harold Kelway Colston. Unit: 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in action at the second Battle of Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private W H Bridges 28714. Unit: 16th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Death: 23 April 1915 Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Francis William Stanley Hubbert. Unit: 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915, missing, Ypres, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Frederick Ashburnham Hooker Whitfeld. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 23 April 1915 Killed in Action leading his Platoon in an attack near St.Julien. Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant George John Lunnon. Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 At St. Jean Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Henry Gage Morris. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. Death: 23 April 1915 Ypres Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Maxwell MacCabe. Unit: 8th Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Death: 23 April 1915 Givenchy Western Front
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Sub Lieutenant Edward Wilder. Unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HM Yacht Oriana, Auxiliary Small Craft, head of the Patrol Boats at Liverpool.. Death: 23 April 1915 Died of pneumonia on as a result of exposure while on sea duties. Home Waters
Died 23 April 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Herbert Creagh MacDonnell. Unit: The Royal Irish Regiment, attached to 5th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 23 May 1915 Western Front
Died 23 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain John Carandini Wilson MID. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 May 1915 Wounded 23 April 1915 Gallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 23 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major Daniel Jean Tenaille. Unit: 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Death: 23 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front
Died 23 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant (Temporary) Frederick Hunter Hyland. Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) Green Howards, attached as Observer to 7th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 23 May 1915 Killed in action whil
Died 23 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Edward Holden Loxton. Unit: 5th Battalion (Territ.), The Prince of Wales (North Staffordshire Regiment). Death: 23 May 1915 Near Neuve Eglise Western Front
Died 23 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Cuthbert Edward Lord. Unit: 3rd (Reserve), attached 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 23 June 1915 Near Boulogne Western Front
Died 23 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Alfred John Haughton. Unit: 1/9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Death: 23 June 1915, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 23 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Gordon Noel Balfour Swinley. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 23 June 1915 Killed in action near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 June 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Ronald Montagu Hardy. Unit: "D" Company, 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 23 July 1915, killed in action at Hooge, Western Front. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Lionel Parsons. Unit: A Company, 1st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 July 1915 Western Front
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private William Hards 8102. Unit: 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Death: Discharged on 23 July 1915, died of wounds after having been wounded on the Aisne.
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Signaller George Simmins. Unit: 1st/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 23 July 1915 Killed in action near Ypres Western Front
Died 23 July 1915
Imperial War Museum
Gunner Thomas Comer 1509. Unit: 1st Lincs Battery, 1st (North Midland) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Death: 23 September 1915 Killed in action Western Front. Son of Thomas Henry and Priscilla Comer, of 92, Mainridge, Boston, Lincs.
Died 23 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Edward Frederick Maltby Urquhart. Unit: 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 23 October 1915 Western Front
Died 23 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Helena Kathleen Isdell, New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Drowned in the Aegean Sea when the Marquette was torpedoed 23 October 1915.
Died 23 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Helena Kathleen Isdell, New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Drowned in the Aegean Sea when the Marquette was torpedoed 23 October 1915.
Died 23 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Mabel Elizabeth Jamieson, New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Drowned in the Aegean Sea when the Marquette was torpedoed 23 October 1915.
Died 23 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Mabel Elizabeth Jamieson, New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Drowned in the Aegean Sea when the Marquette was torpedoed 23 October 1915.
Died 23 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Nora Hildyard, New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Drowned in the Aegean Sea when the Marquette was torpedoed 23 October 1915.
Died 23 October 1915
Imperial War Museum
Miss Helen Paxton Morton, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia 23 November 1915.
Died 23 November 1915
Imperial War Museum
Miss Helen Paxton Morton, Voluntary Aid Detachments. Died of pneumonia 23 November 1915.
Died 23 November 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lt Leighton interrupted his studies at Oxford University to enlist. He died, aged 19, of wounds received in the trenches at Hebuterne on 23 December 1915. Lt Leighton was the fiance of Vera Brittain, author of 'Testament of Youth' in which she describe
Died 23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
M E Wilson, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of illness contracted on duty 23 December 1915.
Died 23 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
23 January 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Leslie St Claire Cheape. Unit: 1st King's Dragoon Guards, attached to Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). Death: 23 April 1916 Killed in action Age 33 years
Died 23 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Dermod Patrick Jewitt. Unit: Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). Death: 23 April 1916 Palestine
Died 23 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant George Herbert Fox. Unit: Royal Field Artillery, attached to the GHQ Intelligence Branch. Death: 23 April 1916, Palestine.
Died 23 April 1916
Imperial War Museum
Captain Conway Bennett Thompson. Unit: 14th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Death: 23 May 1916 United Kingdom
Died 23 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal van Tromp, son of the Mayor of Taunton, Somerset, was killed in action, aged 34, at Vimy on 23 May 1916. This photograph was taken on his last day in England before leaving for the Western Front. He was killed six days later. Lance Corpo
Died 23 May 1916
Imperial War Museum
Lance Corporal George Melbourne Wyeth 498. Unit: B Company, 22nd Battalion, 6th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 23 June 1916 Died of wounds at Armentieres Western Front
Died 23 June 1916
Imperial War Museum