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).
War. One of a pair of aquatints (the other of 'Peace' is ZBA4127) recording two large paintings by William Hodges, which were exhibited in London in December and January 1794-95 as centrepieces of a one-man show intended to recoup his financial
26 December 1797
National Maritime Museum
31ft Flat-bottomed Boat (1804). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, midship section, inboard profile, and deck plan for a 16-oared, 31ft Flat-bottomed Boat (1804).
Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806].
26 December 1804
National Maritime Museum
Amsterdamsche Courant van 26 december 1832 met het nieuws van de overgave van de Citadel van Antwerpen
26 December 1832
Rijksmuseum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-12-26
26 December 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Enligt fotografens journal nr 1 19041908: "Torsson Augusta Fr. Stenungsund".
26 December 1904
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 1 19041908: "Landberg Familjerna Stenungsund".
26 December 1905
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 1 19041908: "Landberg Familjerna Stenungsund".
26 December 1905
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 1 19041908: "Olsson, Handl. Hj. Stenungsund".
26 December 1905
Bohusläns museum
Burns-Johnson boxing contest, December 26th 1908 / photographed by Charles Kerry
Taken 26 Dec 1908
State Library of New South Wales collection
Olof Jonssons text: Guldbröllopet hos Bjurströms, Jädersfors, annandag jul 1909
26 December 1909
Vänersborgs museum
White Rock Reservoir. Cableway bucket & Carriage Bucket dumping - Tail tower of #2 on the left.
Taken 26 Dec 1910
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Captain Alan George Tritton. Unit: 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Death: 26 December 1914 Killed in action Western Front
Died 26 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Captain Malcolm Arthur Russell Bell , att. 58th Rifles
Died 26 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Captain Walter Penrose Pritchett , Gloucestershire Regiment
Died 26 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Corporal Walter Sinclair Smith 6179, Scottish Rifles
Died 26 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Cour intérieure de l\'hôpital avec la Supérieure qui a tenu tête aux Allemands, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 740
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Deux coins d\'une petite rue donnant sur la rue de la République, Senlis, France, A 4 730
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Eglise Saint-Pierre, Senlis, France, A 4 759
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
En face du magasin Ygouf, ruines avec une porte peinte brûlée, au 1er plan, Senlis, Oise, France, A 4 748
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ensemble de Borest autour de son église, Borest, Oise, France, A 4 766
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Extérieur de la gare en ruines, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 723
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Groupe de maisons accolées au porche de la cathédrale, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 743
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La cathédrale vue de la place Saint-Hamburg, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 733
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La cour intérieure de l\'hôpital avec un soldat, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 758
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La gare vue de l\'autre côté des voies, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 720
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La gare vue de l\'extérieur, avec la gare provisoire, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 722
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
La gare, la salle des bagages en ruines, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 721
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le chevet et la flèche de la cathédrale, Senlis, France, A 4 732
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le groupe de maisons accolées au porche de la cathédrale, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 744
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le magasin de tabacs P. Ygouf, Senlis, Oise, France, A 4 749
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le moulin de la Nonette, Senlis, Oise, France, A 4 752
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le mur d\'une salle de l\'hôpital avec les balles entourant la petite vierge, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 741
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le porche de la cathédrale, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 737
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Le village de Villevert, aux environs de Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 754
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Parc du château du capitaine Fenwick, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 757
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Private Joseph Shea 13/853, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 26 December 1914
Lives of the First World War
Restes d\'un grand hangar autrefois rempli de grains, le village au fond à l\'arrière plan, Borest, Oise, France, A 4 765
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Restes d\'un grand hangar autrefois rempli de grains, le village au fond à l\'arrière plan, Borest, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 764
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Riuines du château du Capitaine Fenwick, vue prise du parc, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 739
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines au coin de la vieille rue de Paris, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 731
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines au rempart de Bellevue, Senlis, France, A 4 750
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines au rempart de Bellevue, Senlis, Oise, France, A 4 751
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines de la maison du notaire, en face de l\'hôtel du Grand Cerf, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 742
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines du château du capitaine Fenwick, vue prise de la rue, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 738
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines du moulin Lenoble de la Nonette, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 756
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue Billon, Senlis, Oise, France, A 4 747
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la République, Senlis, France, A 4 729
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la République, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 724
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la République, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 725
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la République, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 726
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la République, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 727
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ruines rue de la République, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 728
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Toit d\'une grande ferme perforé par un obus, Borest, Oise, France, A 4 767
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Village de Villevert, environs de Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 755
26 décembre 1914
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Vue générale des cultures maraîchères de la vallée de la Nonette, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France, A 4 753
26 décembre 1914 (?)
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ontwerp voor illustratie in De Amsterdammer: De Kerstnacht der Machthebbers van Europa in 1915
26 December 1915
Rijksmuseum
Private Arthur Beardsworth 3776, Royal Marines Medical Unit
Died 26 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Stoker 1st Class Harold William Bellingham K19780, HM Submarine 'E6'
Died 26 December 1915
Lives of the First World War
Gunner Richard Kavanagh 1757, Royal Field Artillery
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Albert Harman 5267, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Bertram T Hurlock R 34004, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George Henry Gilbertson 42711, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private George I Turnbull S/14558, Gordon Highlanders
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Ashton 4900, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant George Edward Kingsley Bemand , Royal Field Artillery
Died 26 December 1916
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Herbert Edward Arnold. Unit: 5th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Death: 26 December 1916
Died 26 December 1916
Imperial War Museum