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).
Staff Cadets being presented to H.R.H. [The Prince of Wales] at the Royal Military College [Duntroon, 21 June 1920]
Taken 21 Jun 1920
National Library of Australia Commons
Panoramic view of first Test match, Sydney Cricket Ground, 18 December 1920, 4 / EB Studios
Taken 18 Dec 1920
National Library of Australia Commons
Moa Island [woman sitting on mat making lace] Frank Hurley
Taken some time in 1921
National Library of Australia Commons
Pearl diver collecting shells from the beds of Torres Strait, Queensland / Frank Hurley
Taken some time in 1921
National Library of Australia Commons
View of exterior dwelling, GSDA Dwelling no. 2, 140 Edinburgh Road, Lot 19, Castlecrag, 1921, [2]
Taken some time in 1921
National Library of Australia Commons
Group of people seated on lawn eating food, Castlecrag, Sydney, New South Wales, [1]
Taken some time in 1922
National Library of Australia Commons
Three children playing in a tree in the garden at Lanyon, Canberra, 1922 / W. A. S. Dunlop
Taken some time in 1922
National Library of Australia Commons
William Dunlop and Joan Dunlop with a dog dressed in baby clothes, Canterbury, Victoria?, 1923
Taken some time in 1923
National Library of Australia Commons
[Digging foundations for Parliament House, Canberra, 1923]
Taken some time in 1923
National Library of Australia Commons
The sod [Parliament House, Canberra, 28 August 1923]
Taken 23 Aug 1923
National Library of Australia Commons
Turning the first sod, Parliament House, Canberra [28 August 1923] 2
Taken 23 Aug 1923
National Library of Australia Commons
Turning the first sod, Parliament House, Canberra [28 August 1923] 3
Taken 23 Aug 1923
National Library of Australia Commons
Close up of curtain and stage area decoration, Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Taken some time in 1924
National Library of Australia Commons
Nursing staff and ward block, Canberra Hospital, 1924.
Taken some time in 1924
National Library of Australia Commons
Open cut underground railway now completed, Museum Station, Sydney, New South Wales, ca. 1925
Taken some time in 1924
National Library of Australia Commons
Athlete Nick Winter performing a standing high jump, Camden Showground, New South Wales, ca. 1925.
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Billboard advertising Old Court whiskey along a railway platform, Victoria, approximately 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Billboard advertising Parker shoes, Victoria, approximately 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Billboard advertising Steelo steel wool cleaning products, Victoria, approximately 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Miss Jean Watts running on Bondi Beach with a dog, New South Wales, 1925 / M. H. Robinson
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Sisters Billie, Sheila and Thelma Leech, Richmond, Victoria, 1925
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
Stockyards at Wave Hill Station, Northern Territory, approximately 1925, 3 / Michael Terry
Taken some time in 1925
National Library of Australia Commons
[Madge Elliott as Celimene in] Rhapsody in blue, 1926
Taken some time in 1926
National Library of Australia Commons
[Overturned train engine of the Brisbane Limited that crashed at Aberdeen, New South Wales, on June 10, 1926]
Taken 10 Jun 1926
National Library of Australia Commons
Cave prison : taken on a survey trip undertaken in 1927 by Rev. J.A. Barber and Dr. George Simpson for the Flying Doctor Scheme
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
Chair with fabric upholstery, front view, Government House, Canberra, 1927
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
William James Nomchong and Ellen Nomchong, overlooking the ocean, Clovelly, N.S.W., 1927 .
Taken some time in 1927
National Library of Australia Commons
Bert Hinkler's mother, Frances Atkins Hinkler, and grandfather, 1928?.
Taken some time in 1928
National Library of Australia Commons
Christmas picnic at Collie, Western Australia, [1]
Taken some time in 1928
National Library of Australia Commons
Polly?, with parasol, Hill Street, Bayswater, Western Australia
Taken some time in 1928
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm and T.H. McWilliam at beer garden, Great Pacific Hotel, Suva, 1928?
Taken some time in 1928
National Library of Australia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis [John Flynn?]
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Reading room at the Mitchell Library, Sydney, circa 1929
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Santa Claus at Canberra Airport, ca. 1929
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Sub-Antarctic bird - the Kerguelen Tern / Frank Hurley
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
The Royal Hawaiian Band [?] performing, Honolulu, Oahu, 1929 / C.M. Yonge
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Aerial view of small outback settlement, April 1929.
Taken some time in Apr 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Aborigines and stockmen on horseback in front of de Havilland DH61 Giant Moth biplane airliner G-AUHW 'Canberra' wave goodbye to Les Holden and crew, Flora Valley, Western Australia, 23 April 1929.
Taken 23 Apr 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Les Holden's de Havilland DH61 Giant Moth biplane airliner G-AUHW 'Canberra' in a Qantas hangar is examined by crowd, Longreach, Queensland, 25 April 1929.
Taken 25 Apr 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Truck towing iron hoop to clear field for use as an airfield, Bourke, New South Wales, 26 April 1929.
Taken 26 Apr 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Panorama of Coogee Beach, New South Wales, 16 November 1929 / EB Studios
Taken 16 Nov 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Panorama of surf carnival at Bondi Beach, New South Wales, December, 1929 / EB Studios
Taken some time in Dec 1929
National Library of Australia Commons
Ansair snow dipper [Pioneer Kosciusko Clipper] at Smiggin Holes
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Approach to cave dwellers house near Kernell [ie. Kurnell], New South Wales, 1930s
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Cave dwellers near Kernell [ie. Kurnell], New South Wales, 1930s
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Dwelling with ladder and wooden structure on top : an image used by the Australian Inland Mission at Dunbar, Cape York / [John Flynn?]
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Jessie [2nd left] and Stan Cross [2nd right] with two others in fancy dress for artist's ball
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Man with a camera mounted on the front of a train, Queensland, circa 1930
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Bill Large, Cooks Gap, New South Wales
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Jean Batten studying charts whilst standing on wing of aeroplane, 193-?
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Marian Ladre and Sono Osato in costume for Union Pacific, Ballets Russes / Maurice Seymour, Chicago
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
The office staff and commissionaire of Australian National Airways were entertained when Barbara Annis and Joan Donnellan, of Silk's ballroom, danced for joy on the counter as they collected tickets f
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
[Dame Enid Lyons baking in her kitchen] A. Collingridge
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
[Grania Guinness and Cyril Ritchard in dance pose on the beach]
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
[Madge Elliott having a drink in a garden]
Taken some time in 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
ANZAC Day parade, Martin Place, Sydney, ca. 1930
Taken 25 Apr 1930
National Library of Australia Commons
Women's hurdles race taking place at Sydney Sports Ground, New South Wales, March 1931.
Taken some time in 1931
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Joyce Elizabeth Rochester in her Ballets Russes fancy dress costume, Cessnock, New South Wales, ca. 1932 / Talloway
Taken some time in 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Aerial view of Sydney and the Harbour Bridge on the day of the official opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Aerial view of the speed boat display after the official opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Bradfield Highway and Sydney Harbour Bridge on its opening day, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Crowds gathered at Bradfield Highway for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Dutch mail packet New Zeeland ship passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Orient liner SS Orford passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge turning towards Circular Quay, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Orient liner SS Orford passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Ships surrounding Sydney Harbour and Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from Neutral Bay, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Sydney and Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from North Shore, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Sydney Harbour Bridge looking east, 19 March 1932
Taken 19 Mar 1932
National Library of Australia Commons
Charles Ulm with camera, England, 1933 / London News Agency Photos Ltd
Taken some time in 1933
National Library of Australia Commons
Sheila, Patricia, Prudence, and Mary Chinnery dancing, Melbourne, 1933
Taken some time in 1933
National Library of Australia Commons
"Aborigines playing tunes on gum leaves" Deniliquin, 1934
Taken some time in 1934
National Library of Australia Commons
A member of the Band of His Majesty's Grenadier Guards kissing a person in crowd in Martin Place, Sydney after a ceremony at the Cenotaph, 8 November 1934
Taken 8 Nov 1934
National Library of Australia Commons
Marjorie Richards, of the English women's cricket team, holding two baby koalas at Melbourne Zoo, December 1934
Taken some time in Dec 1934
National Library of Australia Commons
Charles Ulm and Amelia Earhart, Oakland Aerodrome, California, United States, 3 December 1934
Taken 3 Dec 1934
National Library of Australia Commons
Caterpillar's nest, west of Oodnadatta, South Australia, 1935 [transparency] /
Taken some time in 1935
National Library of Australia Commons
Cricket match on Manuka Oval, Canberra, approximately 1935 / A. Collingridge
Taken some time in 1935
National Library of Australia Commons
The family by the yellow plum tree, Christmas 1935
Taken some time in 1935
National Library of Australia Commons
[Wind buffets the bride's veil and train at the wedding of Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, September 16, 1935]
Taken 16 Sep 1935
National Library of Australia Commons
Full crowd in attendance at the first Test, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bradman and Fingleton batting, 1936/37 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour of Australia
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Australia Commons
Garden elevation of E. H. Pratten Esq. residence
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Australia Commons
Panoramic view of Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936/37 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour of Australia
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Australia Commons
The Christmas Mulga tree surrounded by gifts in the A.I.M. Welfare Club in Carnarvon, Western Australia, December, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Australia Commons
Athlete Nell Gould of St George throwing the discus, New South Wales, ca. 1937.
Taken some time in 1937
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of actor Reg Dell in a National Theatre costume outside the Chinnery home, The Grange, Brighton, Melbourne, ca. 1942 / Sarah Chinnery
Taken some time in 1937
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Patricia Chinnery, wearing a National Theatre costume, The Grange, Brighton, Victoria, ca. 1942, 3 / Sarah Chinnery
Taken some time in 1937
National Library of Australia Commons
Lil sitting pretty [after falling over on the ski slopes, Hotel Kosciusko area, September 1937]
Taken some time in Sep 1937
National Library of Australia Commons
Waiting for breakfast [outside the Hotel Kosciusko, September 1937]
Taken some time in Sep 1937
National Library of Australia Commons
Forest remains after a bushfire, Icy Creek, Victoria, 1939 / Bill, M.E.
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons
Portrait of Kid Young [Leo White] in boxing gown and shorts
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons
Young man digging beside Dr Charles Duguid, Adelaide?, South Australia, 1939 [transparency].
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons
[Photograph of a woman and child] arriving at the day nursery.
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons
[Photograph of child standing in cot] impatiently waiting for his dinner.
Taken some time in 1939
National Library of Australia Commons
The Denison family of Sydney celebrating the golden wedding anniversary of John Joseph and Harriett Willson Denison, November 1939
Taken some time in Nov 1939
National Library of Australia Commons