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).
SS ORIZABA as flagship for the Anniversary Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour
Taken 26 Jan 1888
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Passenger liner KÖNIGIN LUISE acting as a flagship for the Anniversary Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour
Taken 26 Jan 1898
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Start of the Champion 22-footers race, Sydney Harbour
Taken 21 Jan 1899
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
14-footer MARJORIE sailing on Sydney Harbour
Taken 26 Jan 1899
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Skiff on Sydney Harbour, probably participating in Anniversary Day Regatta
Taken 26 Jan 1899
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Yacht STANLEY on Sydney Harbour during the 1899 Anniversary Day Regatta
Taken 26 Jan 1899
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Passenger liner MARATHON acting as a flagship for the Anniversary Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour
Taken 26 Jan 1910
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Motor boat QUEENSLAND at the 1912 Motor Boat Championship, Sydney Harbour
Taken 13 Jan 1912
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Two-masted schooner SYDNEY moored alongside a three-masted fully rigged ship, Sydney Harbour
Taken 7 Jan 1918
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Naval and military officers at Victoria Barracks in Sydney
Taken some time in Jan 1923
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
French Naval officers ascending the steps at Parliament House in Sydney
Taken 5 Jan 1923
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
French Naval officers at the entrance to Parliament House in Sydney
Taken 5 Jan 1923
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Rear Admiral F L Gilly and NSW Premier Sir George Fuller at Parliament House, Sydney
Taken 5 Jan 1923
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Royal Australian Navy officers ascending the steps at Parliament House in Sydney
Taken 5 Jan 1923
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Three civilian officials ascending steps to Parliament House in Sydney
Taken 5 Jan 1923
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Group of people on board RMS MOLDAVIA II
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
HIJMS IWATE in Sydney Harbour, January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese naval officer playing tennis at Victoria Barracks during a visit to Sydney, 26 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese Naval Officers at the Millions Club in Rowe St, Sydney, 29 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese naval ship HJIMS ASAMA off Sydney Cove, January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese sailors from the Imperial Japanese Naval Squadron handle a turtle at Taronga Zoo, 28 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese sailors from the Imperial Naval Squadron visit Taronga Zoo, 28 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese sailors from the Imperial Naval Squadron with a turtle at Taronga Zoo, 28 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese warship HIJMS IWATE in Sydney Harbour, January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese warship HIJMS IWATE in Sydney Harbour, January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Japanese warship HIJMS YAKUMO underway in Sydney Harbour
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Man and woman on deck of RMS MOLDAVIA II
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Mr Reginald Joseph and Mrs Adeline Rita Fagan on board RMS MOLDAVIA II
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Two women at Victoria Barracks attending a tennis party, 26 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Woman playing tennis at Victoria Barracks during Japanese Naval visit, 26 January 1924
Taken some time in Jan 1924
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Singers Mr Vernon Sellars and Miss Patsie/ Patsy Hill
Taken some time in Jan 1928
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Officer on board Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Officer on board Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Officer on board Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sailor of the Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sailor of the Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sailor on board Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO, 1929
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sailor on board the Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sailors on board Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO, 1929
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sailors on board Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO, 1929
Taken some time in Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Daphne Deane and Captain Manuel de Mendivil on board JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Officers and guests on board the Spanish Navy training ship JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Reception on board JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Reception on board JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO
Taken 8 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Group portrait with eight men on board RMS ORSOVA, including Stanley Bruce and Lord Stonehaven
Taken 26 Jan 1929
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sea serpent and boats at the Anniversary Day Regatta at Cremorne Point
Taken 26 Jan 1933
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
THEMISTOCLES moored off Neutral Bay in Sydney for the Anniversary Day Regatta
Taken 26 Jan 1933
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
RAAF crew and migrants preparing to fly to Woomera
Taken some time in Jan 1949
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons