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).
Message of President John Adams nominating John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 01/20/1801
Taken 20 Jan 1801
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from the inhabitants of Nantucket concerning the whaling industry, 01/15/1803 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 15 Jan 1803
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from the inhabitants of Nantucket concerning the whaling industry, 01/15/1803 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 15 Jan 1803
The U.S. National Archives
President Thomas Jefferson's Confidential Message to Congress... 01/18/1803 (Page 4 of 4)
Taken 18 Jan 1803
The U.S. National Archives
Message from President Jefferson to Congress Regarding the Louisiana Purchase, 01/16/1804 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 16 Jan 1804
The U.S. National Archives
Memorial of the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, 01/23/1804 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 23 Jan 1804
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Thomas Jefferson transmitting a copy of a treaty with Tripoli, 01/13/1806
Taken 13 Jan 1806
The U.S. National Archives
Resolution of the General Assembly of the Missouri Territory, 01/12/1814 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 12 Jan 1814
The U.S. National Archives
Resolution of the General Assembly of the Missouri Territory, 01/12/1814 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 12 Jan 1814
The U.S. National Archives
Amendment to the bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, 01/06/1820 (page 1 of 8)
Taken 6 Jan 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Amendment to the bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, 01/06/1820 (page 2 of 8)
Taken 6 Jan 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Amendment to the bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, 01/06/1820 (page 3 of 8)
Taken 6 Jan 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Amendment to the bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, 01/06/1820 (page 5 of 8)
Taken 6 Jan 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Amendment to the bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, 01/06/1820 (page 6 of 8)
Taken 6 Jan 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Amendment to the bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, 01/06/1820 (page 7 of 8)
Taken 6 Jan 1820
The U.S. National Archives
Forest Scene on the Tobihanna; Alleghany Mountains.
Taken 1 Jan 1839
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Memorial of a number of members of the bar in the State of Illinois, 01/06/1840 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 6 Jan 1840
The U.S. National Archives
Memorial of a number of members of the bar in the State of Illinois, 01/06/1840 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 6 Jan 1840
The U.S. National Archives
Resolution introduced by Senator Henry Clay that later became known as the Compromise of 1850, 01/29/1850, Page 5/6
Taken 29 Jan 1850
The U.S. National Archives
Charge of the Heavy Cavalry Brigade. 25th Octr. 1854.
Taken 18 Jan 1855
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Distant View of Lord Raglan's Head Quarters Before Sebastopol.
Taken 18 Jan 1855
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Fahrpreise von Baltimore, in Einwandererzuegen.
Taken some time in Jan 1856
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Remains of the Ancient Chersonese, near Sebastopol.
Taken 1 Jan 1856
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Engineers' and Pilots' Licenses from the St. Louis Custom House, 01/08/1857 (Reverse)
Taken 8 Jan 1857
The U.S. National Archives
Appointment of T. K. Wharton as Superintendent of Construction for the New Orleans Custom House, 01/1861
Taken some time in Jan 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from the Citizens of Philadelphia Requesting the Senate Pass the Resolution Introduced by the Hon. Mr. Crittenden of Kentucky , 01/1861
Taken some time in Jan 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Transfer of New Orleans Custom House from G. T. Beauregard to T. K. Wharton, 01/1861
Taken some time in Jan 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Voucher for Lard Oil for Construction of the New Orleans Custom House, 01/1861 (Front)
Taken some time in Jan 1861
The U.S. National Archives
Address from the Women's Loyal National League supporting the abolition of slavery, 01/25/1864
Taken 25 Jan 1864
The U.S. National Archives
Joint Resolution Proposing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 01/31/1865 - 01/31/1865
Taken 31 Jan 1865
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Mary Todd Lincoln requesting a pension, 01/26/1869 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 26 Jan 1869
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of Mary Todd Lincoln requesting a pension, 01/26/1869 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 26 Jan 1869
The U.S. National Archives
Credentials of Hiram Rhodes Revels, 01/25/1870 (Page 1 of 2)
Taken 25 Jan 1870
The U.S. National Archives
Petition from women of the District of Columbia asking for the passage of the Sumner Civil Rights Bill, 01/15/1872 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 15 Jan 1872
The U.S. National Archives
England v. Australia Cricket Match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, January 27 1883 / by unknown photographer
Taken 27 Jan 1883
State Library of New South Wales collection
SS ORIZABA as flagship for the Anniversary Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour
Taken 26 Jan 1888
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Sankta Maria (Saint Mary) Church, Ystad, Skåne, Sweden
Taken some time in Jan 1890
Swedish National Heritage Board
Consecrating the memorial to German sailors, 4 January 1891
Taken 4 Jan 1891
National Library NZ on The Commons
Petition and map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club protesting a bill to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park., 01/02/1893, Page 4/4
Taken 2 Jan 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Petition signed by Thomas A. Edison and 49 others of Orange, New Jersey, 01/28/1893 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 28 Jan 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Balancing rock in the large group of rocks called the Tower of London
Taken 1 Jan 1895
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Vue générale de Saint-Lizier sous la neige, vue prise dans le train en marche, 4 janvier 1895
Taken 4 Jan 1895
bibliothequedetoulouse
Burned dormitory, State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington
Taken 1 Jan 1897
UW Digital Collections
Crossing frozen Crater Lake with sleds outfitted with sails, British Columbia
Taken 1 Jan 1898
UW Digital Collections
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
Woolloongabba Cricket Ground, 21 January, 1899
Taken 21 Jan 1899
State Library of Queensland, Australia
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
Commonwealth Procession outside the Treasury building in Queen Street
Taken 1 Jan 1901
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Picnic group on Federation Day at Bunker Creek above Whipstick Station, White Cliffs, NSW, 1 January 1901, by an unknown photographer.
Taken 1 Jan 1901
State Library of New South Wales collection
Soldiers preparing to fire the cannons at a military display in the Domain
Taken 1 Jan 1901
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Lieutenant H.J.P. King outside the Officers' Mess
Taken 21 Jan 1901
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Emperor William's big war yacht, which is coming here for the launching of his new pleasure boat (LOC)
Taken 19 Jan 1902
The Library of Congress
Historic foot guards will play a prominent part in Governor Chamberlain's inauguration (LOC)
Taken 4 Jan 1903
The Library of Congress
John Renstrom, Finnish fireman, arrested for stealing clothes
Taken 12 Jan 1903
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Message of President Theodore Roosevelt nominating William H. Taft of Ohio to be Secretary of War, 01/04/1904
Taken 4 Jan 1904
The U.S. National Archives
A glimpse of New-York's great canyon, called Nassau-St., which it is proposed to "arcade" (LOC)
Taken 24 Jan 1904
The Library of Congress
Military manoeuvres above the clouds are a specialty of the Swiss army (LOC)
Taken 14 Jan 1906
The Library of Congress