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).
Medal commemorating the opening of the Pembroke Dock National School, 24 June 1844. Medal commemorating the opening of the Pembroke Dock National School, 24 June 1844. Obverse: The school building. Legend: 'PEMBROKE DOCK NATIONAL SCHOOL OPENED JUNE 2
1844
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the opening of the Pembroke Dock National School, 24 June 1844. Turned box base for the medal commemorating the opening of the Pembroke Dock National School, 24 June 1844.
1844
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the opening of the Pembroke Dock National School, 24 June 1844. Turned box lid for the medal commemorating the opening of the Pembroke Dock National School, 24 June 1844.
1844
National Maritime Museum
'Matavai Bay and Point Venus, Tahiti, Augt 24th 1849' [Society Islands]. No. 15 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the page below the image, as title. Matavai Bay, Cook's main base on Tahiti on all his v
24 August 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Tahiti [Society Islands]. The Ravine of Fautaua - Crown or Diademe Mountain in the centre of the Island, and the town of Papeiti, Augt 24th 1849'. No. 13 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. A fold-out panoramic drawing of Tahiti, on tw
24 August 1849
National Maritime Museum
Barton Grange from the lake with a pair of swans. Mounted with PAE5594.
24 Sep 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Dr Duncan Stewart's residence Chouringee'. Pen and ink drawing of Chouringee or Chowringhee, an area of Calcutta, India, where Duncan Stewart, Margaret Brodie Herschel 's brother lived. Duncan worked as a medical doctor with the East
24 March 1850
National Maritime Museum
Sketch of the routes from Kustenjeh to Chernavoda and Rassova with the Karasu Lakes by Capt T. Spratt R.N. C.B. 24 July 1854. Made during a reconnaissance in company with Lieut. Col. the Hon. A. Gordon and Lieut. Col. J. Desaint de l'Etat Major.. Sin
1856
National Maritime Museum
The English and French Royal Mail Steam packets Queen and Empress. Hand-coloured.
24 Apr 1855
National Maritime Museum
'Church and Belfry at Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' [Finland]. No. 3 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Hogland Island lies in the Gulf of Finland, due south of K
24 August 1855
National Maritime Museum
'Hogland, Augt 24th 1855' [Finland]. No. 4 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 is captioned by the artist below the image, as ti
24 August 1855
National Maritime Museum
'Fishing boats off the Rock of Lisbon, Decr 24th 1856' [Portugal]. No. 11 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. It shows 'beancods', the English name
24 December 1856
National Maritime Museum
'Fort of Suda [Souda], and entrance to Suda Bay, Candia [Crete], Octr. 24th 1857'. No. 25 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The twelfth and last of a series
24 October 1857
National Maritime Museum
HMS Victory Portsmouth Harbour. Medium includes bodycolour.; Stored with PAD5976.
24 Oct 1858
National Maritime Museum
The Clipper Screw Steamer Hellenis, 755 Tons. The property of the Anglo Ionian Steam Navigation Company limited. Print
24 Dec 1861
National Maritime Museum
Com. Farragut's Fleet, passing the Forts on the Mississippi, April 24th 1862. The U S Frigate Mississippi destroying the rebel Ram Manassas. Hand-coloured.
1862
National Maritime Museum
Her Royal Highness Alexandra, Princess of Wales. Dedicated by Command to Her Majesty. Technique includes stipple engraving.
24 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Dedicated By Command to Her Majesty. Technique includes stipple engraving.
24 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
25 ft lifeboat Cutter. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, midship section, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth showing the air cells as taken off for a clench-built 10-oared 25 ft lifeboat Cutter. Built by Mr. Whit
24 October 1863
National Maritime Museum
The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping & Ariel passing the Lizard Sept 6th 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo. Hand-coloured. 'Taeping' had set off from China with a cargo of tea on 30 May 1866 and arrived at London Doc
24 Nov 1866
National Maritime Museum
Sir Lancelot 886 Tons Register, Richard Robinson Commander. Print
24 Oct 1867
National Maritime Museum
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, from the beach with colour notes and a sketch of cliffs. Sketches of same on reverse. Mounted with PAE6365, PAE6367.
24 Aug 1871
National Maritime Museum
The Saddle Rock near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. Mounted with PAE6365-PAE6366.
24 Aug 1871
National Maritime Museum
View showing three windmills on marshland, looking out to sea, with ships and windmills in the distance. Print
24 Jul 1872
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1876). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the fore/aft body, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth of the turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876).
24 July 1873
National Maritime Museum
18 ft Boat for the Coast Guard Service. Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an 18 ft Boat, built for the Coast Guard Service. Signed Alexander Moore [Chief Constructor, Devonpo
Dated: 24 January 1877
National Maritime Museum
Messrs Donald Currie & Co's Royal Mail steam ship Taymouth Castle built by Messrs Barclay Curle & Co.... Hand-coloured.; Medium includes gum arabic.; Signed by artist in plate.
24 Sep 1878
National Maritime Museum
Steam ship Austral belonging to the Orient Steam Navigation Compy. Limited. Hand-coloured.; Signed by artist and dated in plate.
24 May 1882
National Maritime Museum
HMS Active, Jubilee Night 24 July 1887. Watercolour drawing, technique includes scratching out. HMS 'Active' was a corvette launched in 1869 at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall. She was 270 feet long and had a displacement of 3080 tons. She was d
24 Jul 1887
National Maritime Museum
Sketch of emigrants playing cards on the deck of the Nile 1893 (on reverse and inverted). Bound with PAG4124-PAG4136, PAG4138-PAG4175.
24 Nov 1893
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the forecastle and boat stowage as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the hold as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the lower deck as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the platform deck as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the profile as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the sections as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Minotaur (1906). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck as fitted of Minotaur (1906), a first class armoured cruiser.
24 June 1908
National Maritime Museum
Harris Institute Receipt. Receipt from the Harris Institute, Preston belonging to Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), surgeon on Shackleton's last two expeditions. 7/6 received for a mechanical engineering course, signed J.W. Mathison and date
1908
National Maritime Museum
A view from Gosport across Portsmouth Harbour towards the Portsmouth Dockyard semaphore tower.. A view looking across Portsmouth Harbour from the Gosport ferry pontoon towards the Portsmouth Dockyard semaphore tower. In the foreground are a number of stea
24 June 1911
National Maritime Museum
HMS 'Euryalus' (1901) and unnamed Ketch of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Stokes Bay. Looking south-east from Stokes Bay during the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead. In the foreground is an unnamed ketch flying the White Ensign and burgee of the
24 June 1911
National Maritime Museum
Frozen meat in the hold of the 'Highland Rover' (1910). Interior of the passenger/cargo liner 'Highland Rover' (1910) showing frozen quarters of beef or mutton hanging from chains in No 1 Lower Hold.
The 'La Blanca' markings
24 August 1911
National Maritime Museum
Frozen meat in the hold of the 'Highland Rover' (1910). Interior of the passenger/cargo liner 'Highland Rover' (1910) showing frozen quarters of beef or mutton hanging from chains in No 1 Lower Hold.
The 'La Blanca' markings
24 August 1911
National Maritime Museum
Study for HMS 'Aurora's' 6-inch gun in action at the Battle of the Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915. Inscribed 'Aurora's 6 inch gun in action / Dogger Bank', and signed by the artist, lower right. It also bears technical notes on
probably 1915
National Maritime Museum
'The Beaching of River Clyde, V Beach, Dardanelles, April 24, 1915'. Framed watercolour, titled as above on the frame. It is also signed by the artist and dated, lower right, with two other inscriptions: one to lower left identifies the 'FO
1923
National Maritime Museum
HMS 'Vindictive' returning from the Zeebrugge Raid with the destroyer 'Warwick', 24 April 1918. Signed and dated, lower left, and also inscribed by the artist with the names of the two ships (in the sea below them). The frame also bea
1925
National Maritime Museum
British Empire shipping 1937. Distribution of shipping of 3,000 tons gross and above on 24 November 1937.. Single sheet. Coloured lithograph, with the British Empire coloured red. Scale: [circa 1:23,000,000]. The maps shows the location of 2.476 ships, co
1939
National Maritime Museum
Argus (1917). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the flight and bridge decks of the aircraft carrier HMS Argus (1917), illustrating her appearance as of 1938.
December 1938
National Maritime Museum