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).
Adelaide Boys' Band at Koala Park, 15 January 1937 / photographed by Sam Hood
Taken 15 Jan 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Russian Ballet at Zoo, 19 January 1937 / by Sam Hood for J.C. Williamson Ltd
Taken 20 Jan 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Peggy Bacon in mid-air backflip, Bondi Beach, Sydney, 6/2/1937 / by Ted Hood
Taken 6 Feb 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Russian Ballet arriving by the Melbourne Express
Taken 18 Feb 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Agricultural Show, 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Agricultural Show, 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Agricultural Show, 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Agricultural Show, 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day, 13 March 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 13 Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day, 13 March 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 13 Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day, 13 March 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 13 Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day, 13 March 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 13 Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Roller skaters at the Palladium, 17 March 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 17 Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Roller skaters at the Palladium, 18/3/1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 18 Mar 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Gladys Moncrieff with her Pekingese and Pomeranian dogs on her birthday, 13 April 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 13 Apr 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
New Zealand contingent at 1937 Anzac Day commemoration, 25 April 1937 / by Sam Hood
Taken 25 Apr 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Finalists in bathing beauties competition, Luna Park, Sydney, 1937 by Sam Hood
Taken 1 May 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Cattle arriving by the "Awatea" (taken for "The Land" newspaper)
Taken 7 May 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
University Commemoration Day ("Commem") through streets, 19 May 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 19 May 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Service Station, Anzac Pde, Kensington. 30 May 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 30 May 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Western Suburbs and St.George ice hockey at Glaciarium, Sydney, June 1937 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jun 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Russian Ballet rehearsal at Theatre Royal (taken for J.C. Williamson Ltd), Sydney, 4 June 1937 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 4 Jun 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Edgewater flats, Elizabeth Bay, 1937 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jul 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss Vale, 1937
Taken 7 Jul 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Group in evening dress at the box office of the Theatre Royal for "Lights of London" (taken for J.C. Williamson), Sydney, 8 July 1937 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 8 Jul 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Actress Billy Worth dressed for tennis, 6/10/1937, Sydney, NSW., Sam Hood
Taken 7 Oct 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
George Gee and son (taken for J.C. Williamson), 23 October 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken 23 Oct 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
A.P.A. Building. The inventor demonstrates the detail of a new steel frame demountable window for cleaning, Nov. 1937, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Nov 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Assembling the bodies on AEC bus chassis, 1937
Taken some time in Nov 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Rehearsal "Swing Along" at Theatre Royal (taken for J.C. Williamson), Sydney, 11 November 1937 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 11 Nov 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
A flash-powder photograph of a large party of women in front of bandstand at a 2CH party at the Trocadero, 15 December 1937
Taken 15 Dec 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Spectators at Tennis, 16/12/1937, White City, Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W., Sam Hood
Taken 17 Dec 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Christmas tree in studio, 24/12/1937 / by Sam Hood
Taken 24 Dec 1937
State Library of New South Wales collection
Anthony Hordern & Sons store guides, 1938
Taken some time in 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Empire Games Competitor, 1938, Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Interior of women's corset shop, Snow's (Pitt St, Sydney), featuring Berlei foundations, 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day sports at the Showground, 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day sports at the Showground, by Sam Hood, 1938
Taken some time in 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Aborigines day of mourning, Sydney, 26 January 1938
Taken 26 Jan 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Spectators of the Australian Sesquicentenary parade stand on trams for a better view, George Street, Sydney, 26 January 1938 / photographer Donald Charles Boulton Maclurcan
Taken 26 Jan 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Decima Norman, Jean Coleman and Eileen Wearne win gold, silver and bronze medals for Australia in the 220 yard sprint, Empire Games, Sydney, 11 February 1938 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
High jumper Metcalfe, Empire Games in Sydney for Sesquicentenary, 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Manavadar State Men's Hockey Team, Sydney, June 1938 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Pageant of Nations, Town Hall. February 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Pageant of Nations, Town Hall. February 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Pageant of Nations, Town Hall. February 1938, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Pole vaulter Du Plessis, Empire Games, Sydney, 1938 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Showground physical education display, Empire Games, Sydney, 1938 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Easter Show, April 1938, Sam Hood
Taken some time in Apr 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Royal Easter Show, April 1938, Sam Hood
Taken some time in Apr 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
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
Opening night, "Hollywood Hotel Revue" (taken for Fuller's Theatres Ltd), Theatre Royal, Sydney, 23 September 1938 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 23 Sep 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Helena Rubinstein and her husband Prince Gurielli-Tchkonia in Sydney, Australia, 31 October 1938 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 31 Oct 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, Sydney, 11 November 1938 / photograph by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Nov 1938
State Library of New South Wales collection
"The Women" company: arrival in Sydney from Melbourne, January 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jan 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Earl and Countess Beatty; luncheon at Hotel Australia, Sydney, February 1939 / potographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Premier Bertram Stevens and his cabinet in his office, Colonial Secretary's Building, Sydney, 29 February 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
"The Women" Co. girls on Tamarama beach, 2 February 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken 2 Feb 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day parade, 1930s, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day parade, c. 1930s by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day parade, Irish National Foresters, 1930s by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 11 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Elephant's tea party, Robur Tea Room, 24 March 1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 24 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Elephant's tea party, Robur Tea Room, Sydney, 24 March 1939 / Sam Hood
Taken 24 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Shop in Maroubra Junction, 28 March 1939, by Sam Hood
Taken 28 Mar 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Minerva Theatre, Potts Point and Kings Cross, Sydney, May 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in May 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Minerva Theatre, Potts Point and Kings Cross, Sydney, May 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in May 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Martin de Launay window display of a WashMaster wringer washing machine at Marcus Clark's, June 1939, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jun 1939
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
Arrival of Davis Cup team from America after Australian team of Quist and Bromwich defeated 3-2 the US team of four in Septemeber 1939; reception at Hotel Australia, Sydney, November 1939 / photograph
Taken some time in Nov 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
Australians John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup, Pratten Park, Ashfield, Sydney, November 1939 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in Nov 1939
State Library of New South Wales collection
6th Division boards the troopships, Pyrmont, Sydney, 9-10 January 1940 / by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jan 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Commuters for the office off the South Steyne, Sydney, 1940 / Pix magazine
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Charles and Elsa Chauvel with cinematographer and actors dressed as Australian soldiers from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsemen
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Chips Rafferty in uniform from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Chips Rafferty in uniform from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of Chips Rafferty in uniform with cigarette paper from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of soldiers and donkeys from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Film still of soldiers playing two-up from Charles Chauvel's movie 40,000 Horsement
Taken some time in 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day sports at Showground, March 1940, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
St Patrick's Day sports at Showground, March 1940, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Mar 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Interior of the Glaciarium Ice Rink, Sydney, May 1940 / photographer Sam Hood
Taken some time in May 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Picture news: Clyde Cook, commissionaire, July 1940, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Jul 1940
State Library of New South Wales collection
Russian Ballet picnic, Moombara, Port Hacking (taken for J.C. Williamson Ltd) on 18 January 1941 by Sam Hood
Taken 18 Jan 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Australian fashion outside Minerva French Perfumery, Kings Cross, Sydney, July 1941 / Russell Roberts
Taken some time in Jul 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Tommy Jay and cat (taken for J.C. Williamson), 30 October 1941
Taken 30 Oct 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Santa Claus, 10 November 1941 by Sam Hood
Taken 10 Nov 1941
State Library of New South Wales collection
Drovers, Roseneath sheep station, Tenterfield, 1942 / unknown photographer for Walkabout magazine
Taken some time in 1942
State Library of New South Wales collection