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).
A Youth Rescued from a Shark. Print. Usually now known as 'Brook Watson and the Shark', and commemorating Watson's rescue from an incident in which he lost his leg to a shark in the harbour of Havana, Cuba, the original oil painting is in t
31 May 1779
National Maritime Museum
Rodney Triumphant - or Admiral Lee-Shore in the Dumps (caricature). Political Characters & Caricatures of 1762 No.3. Hand-coloured.
31 May 1782
National Maritime Museum
Sir J.B. Warren's Action off Ireland with a Squadron of French Frigates. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle'.
31 May 1800
National Maritime Museum
Captn John Stewart RN. Engraved by Page from a Drawing in the possession of W Adam Esq. Print
31 May 1812
National Maritime Museum
Captn John Stewart RN. Engraved by Page from a Drawing in the possession of W. Adam. Esq. Print
31 May 1812
National Maritime Museum
HMS Atalante passing Sambro, Halifax, N.S.. 'Atalante' is depicted in the centre of the composition surrounded by three sailing boats. The coast of Sambro (Nova Scotia) provides the backdrop.
Title: "H.M.S. Atalante passing Sambro, Halifax
31 May 1814
National Maritime Museum
Removal of Egyptian antiquities at British Museum, one of eleven drawings by E W Cooke's sisters, Laura and Georgiana from original sketch by E.W. Cooke made on the spot May 31st 1834 in the possession of Ed. Hawkins Esq. Brit: Mus. original art: dra
1834
National Maritime Museum
The Cutter Yacht Glance, 36 Tons, Andrew Duncan Esq. In the 1st Class Match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, June 14th 1860, - winner of the L100 Silver Cup. Built by Mr D.G.Hatcher of Southampton winner of 21 Prizes, value L1046. Hand-coloured.
31 May 1861
National Maritime Museum
'Mendip' Megs St Bernard dog (on reverse). Bound with PAF9064-PAF9075, PAF9077-PAF9087.
31 May 1865
National Maritime Museum
Getuigschrift op karton geplakt, ten name van J. Sinke, die met goede uitslag een cursus gevolgd heeft tot opleiding van voorganger bij onderwijs ter verkrijging van de lichamelijke geoefendheid. Rondom tekst vlaggen, leeuw, wapen van Nederland.
31 May 1910
Stadsmuseum Harderwijk
Neicheng (« ville Intérieure » ), Moukden, Chine, A 779
31 mai 1912
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 190
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 191
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 192
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 193
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 194 S
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 195
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 196
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 197
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 198
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 199
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 200
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 201
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 202
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 203
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 204
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 205
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 206
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 207
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 1 208
31 mai 1913
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Captain Arthur Moore O’Sullivan MID. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Death: 31 May 1915 Killed in Action Fromelles Western Front
Died 31 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Corporal John Rowland Jennings 10303, South Wales Borderers
Died 31 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal Cecil Herbert Hanigan 1157. Unit: 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 31 May 1915, killed in action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles. Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
Died 31 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Huntly Hooper. Unit: Royal Horse Artillery, attached to the British Expeditionary Force as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General. Death: 31 May 1915, died in the Royal Free Hospital, London from illness contracted on active service i
Died 31 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant William Fielding Sames. Unit: 4th Battalion (Territorial), East Lancashire Regiment. Death: 31 May 1915 Wounded 23 May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula, died at sea. Gallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 31 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Arthur Bellgrove 3091, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 31 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Frank Lionel Favier 2175, 9th Manchester Regiment
Died 31 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Seth Thomas Heselden G/1103, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 31 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Clarkson Pilgrim 10599, West Riding Regiment
Died 31 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Basil Hutton Richardson. Unit: 2nd/8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry. Death: 31 May 1915 Wounded on 25 April 1915 taken prisoner and died of wounds at Paderborn Western Front
Died 31 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Frank Stansfield. Unit: 1/5th Battalion (Territorials), East Lancashire Regiment. Death: 31 May 1915 Killed in action while going to the aid of an injured man at Gallipoli. Gallipoli/Dardanelles
Died 31 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Bernard Shorrocks 15632, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 31 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
Charles John Herbert 11139, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Died 31 May 1916
Lives of the First World War