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).
Joint Resolution Proposing the Twelfth Amendment, 12/09/1803
Taken 9 Dec 1803
The U.S. National Archives
Fifth annual message of President Thomas Jefferson, 12/03/1805
Taken 3 Dec 1805
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of the warriors situated on the upper and lower Sanduskies, 12/22/1806 (page 1 of 4)
Taken 22 Dec 1806
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of the warriors situated on the upper and lower Sanduskies, 12/22/1806 (page 2 of 4)
Taken 22 Dec 1806
The U.S. National Archives
Petition of the warriors situated on the upper and lower Sanduskies, 12/22/1806 (page 4 of 4)
Taken 22 Dec 1806
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President James Monroe at the commencement of the first session of the 18th Congress (The Monroe Doctrine), 12/02/1823
Taken 2 Dec 1823
The U.S. National Archives
Protest of the Legislature of South Carolina against the system of protecting duties adopted by the federal government [Nullification Crisis], 12/19/1828
Taken 19 Dec 1828
The U.S. National Archives
President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress "On Indian Removal", 12/06/1830, Page 1/7
Taken 6 Dec 1830
The U.S. National Archives
Henry Clay's Resolutions on the Removal of Deposits from the Bank of the United States, 12/23/1833
Taken 23 Dec 1833
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating Roger B. Taney and Philip B. Barbour to be Justices of the Supreme Court, 12/28/1835
Taken 28 Dec 1835
The U.S. National Archives
Resolution That All Petitions, Memorials, and Papers Relating to Slavery Be Laid Upon the Table without Being Debated, Printed, Read or Referred , 12/21/1837
Taken 21 Dec 1837
The U.S. National Archives
Credential of Senator Sam Houston of Texas, 30th Congress, 12/15/1847
Taken 15 Dec 1847
The U.S. National Archives
Voucher for Fireproof Roofing on Post Office in the New Orleans Custom House, 12/1860 (Front)
Taken some time in Dec 1860
The U.S. National Archives
Voucher for Fireproof Roofing on Post Office in the New Orleans Custom House, 12/1860 (Reverse)
Taken some time in Dec 1860
The U.S. National Archives
Gen. Sherman's men destroying the railroad, before the evacuation of Atlanta, Ga.
Taken some time in Dec 1864
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Chattanooga, Railroad Depot, Lookout Mountain in the distance.
Taken 16 Dec 1864
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Weatherboard buildings, Market Street, at the corner of Clarence Street, Sydney], [Dec 1875] / by unknown photographer
Taken some time in Dec 1875
State Library of New South Wales collection
Steamship Otago on the rocks at Chaslands Mistake, 4 December 1876
Taken 4 Dec 1876
National Library NZ on The Commons
Perry brothers camping at Stradbroke Island, Christmas, 1885
Taken some time in Dec 1885
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Sinbad the Sailor aka Tinbad the Tailor
Taken some time in Dec 1892
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Petition for the Establishment of a Roads Department, 12/20/1893 (photograph 1 of 2)
Taken 20 Dec 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Petition for the Establishment of a Roads Department, 12/20/1893 (photograph 2 of 2)
Taken 20 Dec 1893
The U.S. National Archives
Haya Parlor Decorated for Christmas at 605 Magnolia Avenue, Hyde Park: Tampa, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1895
State Library and Archives of Florida
President Grover Cleveland's Commutation of Willie Johnson, alias Willie Overton's Death Sentence - Page 3
Taken 22 Dec 1896
The U.S. National Archives
President Grover Cleveland's Commutation of Willie Johnson, alias Willie Overton's Death Sentence - Page 4
Taken 22 Dec 1896
The U.S. National Archives
[Presidential Train, Locomotive 7, Mexico, Cuernavaca & Pacific Railway]
Taken 11 Dec 1897
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Steamship "Mapourika" under repair at Greymouth, 8 December 1898
Taken 8 Dec 1898
National Library NZ on The Commons
Memorial of Queen Liliuokalani in relation to the Crown lands of Hawaii, 12/19/1898
Taken 19 Dec 1898
The U.S. National Archives
Memorial of Queen Liliuokalani in relation to the Crown lands of Hawaii, 12/19/1898
Taken 19 Dec 1898
The U.S. National Archives
Petition to the Senate from the National Businessmen's League, 12/02/1899 (page 1 of 4)
Taken 2 Dec 1899
The U.S. National Archives
Petition to the Senate from the National Businessmen's League, 12/02/1899 (page 2 of 4)
Taken 2 Dec 1899
The U.S. National Archives
Petition to the Senate from the National Businessmen's League, 12/02/1899 (page 3 of 4)
Taken 2 Dec 1899
The U.S. National Archives
Bush house at Folkestone, December 1885
Taken some time in Dec 1900
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Scenes along the mule trail to Bogota, the capital city of Colombia (LOC)
Taken 13 Dec 1903
The Library of Congress
Christmas tide is come again and Santa Claus holds the centre of the stage (LOC)
Taken 20 Dec 1903
The Library of Congress
Photograph of the real Mayor of New-York for the next two years (LOC)
Taken 27 Dec 1903
The Library of Congress
Message of President Theodore Roosevelt nominating William H. Moody to be Attorney General of the United States, 12/06/1904
Taken 6 Dec 1904
The U.S. National Archives
Laying foundation stone of Greymouth Town Hall and Carnegie Library, 30 December 1904
Taken 30 Dec 1904
National Library NZ on The Commons
Message of President Theodore Roosevelt nominating Elihu Root to be Secretary of State, 12/06/1905
Taken 6 Dec 1905
The U.S. National Archives
Thomas Melia, arrested for mugging a Norwegian seaman
Taken 15 Dec 1905
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
At a public bath in Tiflis-with the real thing in massage-nothing just like it in the world (LOC)
Taken 17 Dec 1905
The Library of Congress
An hour before the Christmas dinner. Problem: Can he wait? (LOC)
Taken 24 Dec 1905
The Library of Congress
Medicine and miracle are still mixed picturesquely in Brittany (LOC)
Taken 9 Dec 1906
The Library of Congress
President Roosevelt gathering information at first hand about the Panama Canal (LOC)
Taken 16 Dec 1906
The Library of Congress
Another railroad from ocean to ocean greets the new year (LOC)
Taken 30 Dec 1906
The Library of Congress
Christmas camp at Bulwer, Moreton Island, 1907
Taken some time in Dec 1907
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Comfort and luxury may be had with comparative cheapness in a motor boat. (LOC)
Taken 8 Dec 1907
The Library of Congress
Vanishing relics of one of the four great races of men. (LOC)
Taken 15 Dec 1907
The Library of Congress
Petition from the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs in Favor of Child Labor Reform, 12/21/1907
Taken 21 Dec 1907
The U.S. National Archives
A toast to the new year: may 1908 bring good luck to all good Americans. (LOC)
Taken 29 Dec 1907
The Library of Congress
A few of the doffers and sweepers in the Mollahan Mills. Newberry, S.C., December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
A few of the employees in the Clinton Mills, going home from work. Many others as small were in evidence, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Another of the many small children working in Mollahan Mills, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Group of mill folks. All ages. Salisbury Cotton Mills. Salisbury, N.C., December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Hattie Hunter, spinner in the Lancaster Cotton Mills. Gets 50 cents a day, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
One of the little spinners working in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Many others as small, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
She was working steadily whe the investigator found her. The mills seem full of youngsters who just happened in or are helping sister, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives