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).
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, August 16, 1934
Taken 16 Aug 1934
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Traffic policemen on point duty, corner of Park and College Streets, 17 August 1934, by Ted Hood
Taken 17 Aug 1934
State Library of New South Wales collection
Depression "bread wars", corner store on Bourke & Fitzroy Streets, Surry Hills, Sydney, 21 August 1934 / Sam Hood
Taken 27 Aug 1934
State Library of New South Wales collection
Balmain cinema cum dance hall featuring "Sam Lands Dance Band" and an election meeting by Hon Jim Beasley. 31 August 1934, by Sam Hood
Taken 31 Aug 1934
State Library of New South Wales collection
Greeting yacht SIRIUS at Papua New Guinea
Taken some time in Aug 1935
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Photograph of the 9th Street Side of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
Taken 2 Aug 1935
The U.S. National Archives
Nitrate Film Stored in a Brick Vault Located between the Fifth and Sixth Wings of the Navy Department, August 9, 1935
Taken 9 Aug 1935
The U.S. National Archives
12. A Night Camp in North West Australia
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
14. Pearling Luggers in the Creek, Broome
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
17. At Fitzroy River Crossing Police Station With Its Wonderful Gardens, Kimberley
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
19. A Lonely Grave Alongside Hall's Creek, Wave Hill Track, Kimberley
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
20. Across Vast Plains, North West Australia
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
3. Meningie, on the Shore of Lake Albert, South Australia
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
4. En Route from Port Augusta to Western Australia
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
6. Going Up Madura Pass between Eucla and Norseman
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
7. One of the Monks Gives Us Welcome to the New Norcia Monastery, Western Australia
Taken some time in Aug 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, August 6, 1936
Taken 6 Aug 1936
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, August 13, 1936
Taken 13 Aug 1936
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Sydney Harbour Bridge and City from North Sydney
Taken some time in Aug 1937
Royal Australian Historical Society
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, August 12, 1937
Taken 12 Aug 1937
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Dodgem cars lined up at the RNA showground, Brisbane, 1938
Taken some time in Aug 1938
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Old man shows how the Kikuyu tribeused to fight with the Masais 1938.
Taken some time in Aug 1938
National Museum of Denmark
Studying the Cabbage Tree palms in Carnarvon Gorge August 1938
Taken some time in Aug 1938
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Safety device for children crossing the road, Newtown Public School, 5 August 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken 5 Aug 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Dinner to Adolph Zukor, Hotel Australia, Sydney, August 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Aug 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Annual ball of the Commercial Traveller's Association
Taken 10 Aug 1940
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Young couple at the Bushwacker's Ball, Bellvue Hotel, Brisbane, 1940
Taken 13 Aug 1940
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Prime Minister Risto Ryti speaking on the radio 18.8.1940.
Taken 18 Aug 1940
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
[Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Locomotive No. 492 with Tender]
Taken 2 Aug 1941
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Photograph of Laminating Press in the Repair and Preservation Division, 1942
Taken 12 Aug 1942
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Mrs. Adelaide Minogue Checking Humidity Recorder in Stacks, 1942
Taken 12 Aug 1942
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of Rehabilitation of Records in Repair and Preservation Division, 1942
Taken 12 Aug 1942
The U.S. National Archives
Anita Woodworth, American Red Cross worker, arriving in Brisbane, 1942
Taken 23 Aug 1942
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Ladies are all smiles as they perform their exercises at the Women's Australian Air Force gymnasium, Brisbane, 1942
Taken 27 Aug 1942
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Brisbane fire brigade demonstrating flame-resistant suits, 1943
Taken some time in Aug 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Inspection of personnel aboard a U.S. submarine at New London submarine base, Connecticut, 08/1943
Taken some time in Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Queue outside the butcher in Elsinore. August 1943.
Taken some time in Aug 1943
National Museum of Denmark
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 11/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 13/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 4/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Battery amplifier PVE2 with a headset and a capacitor microphone by Telefunken, 1943.
Taken 10 Aug 1943
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Mission Manufactor misc., ''Miss Mission'' series in color
Taken some time in Aug 1944
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Mission Mfg. misc. field shots, ''Miss Mission'' series in color
Taken some time in Aug 1944
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Mission Mfg. misc. field shots, ''Miss Mission'' series in color
Taken some time in Aug 1944
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Technician at Yleisradio's information desk in Fabianinkatu radio house, ca. 1944.
Taken 1 Aug 1944
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
The U.S. Marines salute the U.S. Coast Guard after the fury of battle had subsided and the Japanese on Guam had been defeated. "They (the Coast Guard) Put Us Here and We Intend to Stay" is the way the
Taken some time in Aug 1944
The U.S. National Archives
"Nurses of a field hospital who arrived in France via England and Egypt after three years service.", 08/12/1944
Taken 12 Aug 1944
The U.S. National Archives
Servicemen waiting to vote in the 14 Powers Referendum at Brisbane City Hall, 1944
Taken 19 Aug 1944
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Request from Jack "Jackie" R. Robinson to the Adjutant General for Retirement from Active Duty, 08/25/1944
Taken 25 Aug 1944
The U.S. National Archives
Three women in a Rocklea war workers house Brisbane 1944
Taken 26 Aug 1944
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Pasila broadcasting station's short wave transmitter Helsinki II and Helsinki III, 1944.
Taken 29 Aug 1944
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
New York City celebrating the surrender of Japan. They threw anything and kissed anybody in Times Square., 08/14/1945
Taken 14 Aug 1945
The U.S. National Archives
Peace celebrations, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1945
Taken 15 Aug 1945
State Library of Queensland, Australia
V-J Day in New York City. Crowds gather in Times Square to celebrate the surrender of Japan., 08/15/1945
Taken 15 Aug 1945
The U.S. National Archives
Victory celebrations in Martin Place, Sydney, 15 August 1945
Taken 15 Aug 1945
National Library of Australia Commons
Reading about the victory celebrations at Wewak Point
Taken 29 Aug 1945
Australian War Memorial collection
Home of George Hoskins, his wife and ten children. Bell County, Kentucky, 08/31/1946
Taken 31 Aug 1946
The U.S. National Archives
Four man crew carry boat from the river, Brisbane, 1947
Taken 1 Aug 1947
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Girl at a well in Pataholm, Småland, Sweden
Taken some time in Aug 1947
Swedish National Heritage Board
Children on miniature train at the Brisbane Exhibition 1947
Taken 8 Aug 1947
State Library of Queensland, Australia