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).
British Resentment of the French fairly Coopt at Louisbourg (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
25 Sep 1755
National Maritime Museum
Falmouth and Carreg Road; Helford Sound. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the Thames Mouth to the Bay of Biscay, including the North Sea, with sailing directions.
25 September 1779
National Maritime Museum
Plan of the bays of Polkerris and Mevagizey in Cornwall. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the Thames Mouth to the Bay of Biscay, including the North Sea, with sai
25 September 1779
National Maritime Museum
Capstan fitted to the Sheer Hulk at Deptford Dockyard (circa 1801). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the profile and plan of the capstan fitted to the Sheer Hulk at Deptford Dockyard, illustrating the fitting of the incline plate and lifters as designed by Mr.
15 September 1801
National Maritime Museum
Luggers in Dover harbour at low water, Sep 25 1830. original art: drawing
25 Sep 1830
National Maritime Museum
The Mosquito Yacht 50 Tons, R.T.Y.C., beating the Cynthia and Cygnet and Winning the 100 Guineas Match June 5th 1850. Hand-coloured.; Signed by artist in plate.
25 Sep 1850
National Maritime Museum
Pantaloon (1860). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the hold with sections at Stations 18, 10, F, O and H illustrating the stowage and tanks as fitted for Pantaloon (1860), an 11-gun wooden screw sloop.
Signed by James Edwards [Assistant Master Shipwright, Devo
25 September 1861
National Maritime Museum
Pantaloon (1860). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with fittings, a section at Station O illustrating the stowage of 40pdr Armstrong shot or shell, and a section at Station Z as fitted for Pantaloon (1860), an 11-gun wooden screw sloop.
Signed b
25 September 1861
National Maritime Museum
prent (niet in kleur) uit 'La mode illustrée' 1870-09-25
25 September 1870
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Raudteesild üle Laatre jõe / Railway bridge over the Laatre River
Taken 25 Sep 1887
National Archives of Estonia
Raudteesild üle Väikese Emajõe, pealmise osa ehitamine / Railway bridge over the Väike Emajõgi River, construction of the deck
Taken 25 Sep 1887
National Archives of Estonia
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Mösseberg. Sanatoriet 25/9 07." ::
25 September 1907
Bohusläns museum
Enligt text som medföljde bilden: "Mösseberg. Sanatoriet 25/9 07." ::
25 September 1907
Bohusläns museum
Opstelling van luchtballonnen en vliegtuigen tijdens de Exposition Internationale de la Locomotion Aérienne in het Grand Palais te Parijs
25 September 1909
Rijksmuseum
One of the latest products of man's astonishing ingenuity is the walking wharf (LOC)
Taken 25 Sep 1910
The Library of Congress
Australian Imperial Force's 2nd Infantry Brigade marching through Bourke Street, Melbourne, Friday, 25th September 1914.
Taken 25 Sep 1914
National Library of Australia Commons
Captain Allan George Cameron , Cameron Highlanders
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Allan George Cameron. Unit: 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1914 Killed in action near Beaulne Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken VC , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Harry Sherwood Ranken VC. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps. Death: 25 September 1914 Soupir Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Harry George Chatfield 4798, Scots Guards
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Corporal William Moore 10026, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Charles Henry Moss 9255, South Wales Borderers
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Crocket , Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant John Crocket MD. Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1914 Killed in action during the Battle of the Aisne Western Front.
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Kenneth Forbes Meiklejohn , Cameron Highlanders
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Kenneth Forbes Meiklejohn. Unit: Adjutant, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1914 Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Mark Kincaid Mackenzie. Unit: 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attached to the 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 25 September 1914, Western Front.
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Mark Kincaid Mackenzie. Unit: 4th Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attached to 3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. Death: 25 September 1914 Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Walter Edward Hill , North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Walter Edward Hill. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 25 September 1914, killed in action, Western Front.
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Major Anthony Drummond Boden. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Death: 25 September 1914 Missing in action at Braye-en-Laonnois Western Front
Died 25 September 1914
Imperial War Museum
Private Harry Edward Sims 6987, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Joseph Swankie Smith 5197, Cameron Highlanders
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Colbert 10007, Royal Irish Regiment
Died 25 September 1914
Lives of the First World War
Andrew Wallace 454, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Charles Lawrence , Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Sanda"
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Able Seaman Richard Tadd 10257, Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Sanda"
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Henry Smith 4385, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Bugler John Sangley 18403. Unit: 12th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Wounded at Loos on 25 September 1915. Reported killed but seen alive on 3 October 1915. Western Front.
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain (Temporary) Charles William Mould. Unit: 5th Battalion, The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Death: 25 September 1915 At Hooge Near Ypres Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain (Temprary Major) Norman Chalmers Sparling MID. Unit: 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force), Indian Army, attached to 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 25 September 1915 Killed in Battle of Loos Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain and Adjutant Lewis Stephen Hogg , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Anketell Moutray Read VC , Northamptonshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Anthony Boydell Playford. Unit: 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Death: 25 September 1915 Missing Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Anthony May Capron Hollist. Unit: "A" Company, 8th Battalion, the Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Death: 25 September 1915 to 27 September 1915, wounded and missing in action between Loos and Hulluch, Western Front. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Arthur Corbett Edwards. Unit: 8th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Death: 25 September 1915 to 27 September 1915 Huluch Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Arthur Forbes Gordon Kilby VC , South Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Basil William Edmond Hoyle , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Charles Alexander Air. Unit: D Company, 4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Death: 25 September 1915 Neuve Chapelle Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles Francis Kirkpatrick Carfrae. Unit: 5th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Death: 25 September 1915 Killed in action in Flanders Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles Gordon Paramore , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Charles Miller Couper. Unit: D Company, 4th Battalion, Black Watch. Death: 25 September 1915 Wounded and Missing in action near Neuve Chapelle Western Front. Son of John and Catherine Couper, of Dundee.
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles Winsmore Hooper. Unit: "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 25 September 1915, killed in action, Western Front. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Douglas Murray Hanna , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Douglas Nathaniel Carelton Capel Miers. Unit: 1st Battalion, The Queens’ Own Cameron Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1915 Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Francis Henry Romilly DSO. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Death: 25 September 1915 Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Francis Henry Romilly, D.S.O. , 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Frank Peyton Skipwith. Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 25 September 1915 Missing on Hill 70 near Loos Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain George Michael Monteith. Unit: 1st and 3rd Battalions, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1915 Missing near Hooge Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain George William Ashby , London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Guy William Stuart Morgan. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 25 September 1915 Missing at Hulluch Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Harold Cruickshank. Unit: 1st Battalion, attached to 8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Death: 25 September 1915 Wounded and Missing in action at Loos Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Harry Warwick MacGeorge. Unit: 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 25 September 1915 Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Henry Langton Skrine , Somerset Light Infantry
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain Herbert Arthur Berkeley Dealtry. Unit: C Company, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Death: 25 September 1915 to 27 September 1915 Wounded and Missing in action at Loos Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Hugh Kennedy Cassels , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Arthur Childe-Freeman , Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Arthur Childe-Freeman MC. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Death: 25 September 1915, Western Front.
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain John Christie Aitken , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Died 25 September 1915
Lives of the First World War
Captain John Christie Aitken MC. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Death: 25 September 1915 Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Kenneth Buchanan McKenzie. Unit: 123rd Outram’s Rifles, attached to 58th Vaughans Rifles (Frontier Force), Indian Army. Death: 25 September 1915 Western Front
Died 25 September 1915
Imperial War Museum