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).
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
Preparation for a barbeque in celebration of new courthouse: Bartow, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
Alexander Ott at the Venetian Pool: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1924
State Library and Archives of Florida
Jack Pierson at the Venetian Pool: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken 3 Dec 1924
State Library and Archives of Florida
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company public telephone room: Miami, Florida
Taken 9 Dec 1925
State Library and Archives of Florida
Golfers at the Miami Biltmore Golf Course: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken 22 Dec 1925
State Library and Archives of Florida
Football stadium during construction at University of Miami: Coral Gables, Florida
Taken 24 Dec 1925
State Library and Archives of Florida
Steamboat, City of Jacksonville Christmas Dinner Menu
Taken some time in Dec 1926
State Library and Archives of Florida
Employees of the Florida Power and Light Company - Miami
Taken 10 Dec 1926
State Library and Archives of Florida
Arrival of the Orange Blossom Special train: Plant City, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1938
State Library and Archives of Florida
Joseph Janney Steinmetz photographed for LIFE magazine's "pictures" column: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Taken 6 Dec 1940
State Library and Archives of Florida
Letters to Santa Claus: Christmas, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Lewis and Stanley Yates give Santa a helping hand - Christmas, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Lewis Yates and Santa Claus: Christmas, Florida (1947)
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Marion Stockton and Santa Claus: Christmas, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Mrs. Juanita Elisabeth Smith Tucker sorting letters to Santa: Christmas, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus readings letters: Christmas, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Young women reading aboard the shantyboat Lazy Bones
Taken some time in Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Florida Governor Millard Caldwell laughing with Harold Colee
Taken 2 Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Joe Steinmetz performing a magic trick aboard the shantyboat "Lazy Bones"
Taken 31 Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Kansas State University's Float in the Orange Bowl Festival Parade: Miami, Florida
Taken 31 Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
New Year's Eve party aboard the shantyboat Lazy Bones
Taken 31 Dec 1947
State Library and Archives of Florida
Men with captured alligator - Weeki Wachee Spring
Taken 13 Dec 1948
State Library and Archives of Florida
Men with captured alligator: Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida
Taken 13 Dec 1948
State Library and Archives of Florida
Men camp in an old deserted swimming pool: Ellaville, Florida
Taken 1 Dec 1949
State Library and Archives of Florida
Sally Caldwell McCord throwing her bridal bouquet - Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1950
State Library and Archives of Florida
Mari Aldon makes Governor Warren laugh at the celebration for "Distant Drums" premiere: Saint Augustine, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1951
State Library and Archives of Florida
Richard Webb on an ostrich-drawn cart and Mari Aldon hold gifts during "Distant Drums" premiere: Saint Augustine, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1951
State Library and Archives of Florida
Craig and Joan Herring celebrating their birthday on Christmas Day in Woodville, Florida
Taken 25 Dec 1953
State Library and Archives of Florida
Workers sizing eggs in Tallahassee, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1954
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus in front of a welcome sign: Jennings, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus sleeping at the beach: Panama City Beach, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
Santa Claus with reindeer at the beach: Panama City Beach, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1956
State Library and Archives of Florida
"Old Hermit" actor Burl Ives and hermit Roy Ozmer talking with another actor: Pelican Key, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1957
State Library and Archives of Florida
Decorating floating Christmas tree - Fort Lauderdale
Taken some time in Dec 1957
State Library and Archives of Florida
Governor LeRoy Collins and family in front of a living Christmas Tree at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee
Taken some time in Dec 1957
State Library and Archives of Florida
FCI prisoner repairing a Toys for Tots tricycle in Tallahassee
Taken 5 Dec 1957
State Library and Archives of Florida
Opening Christmas presents at Lake Seminole Resort in Largo
Taken 25 Dec 1957
State Library and Archives of Florida
Poodle standing in front of a Christmas tree - Tallahassee
Taken 31 Dec 1957
State Library and Archives of Florida
Debbie Waterman and Peggy Stephens happily display their tripletail catch off Sanibel Island: Lee County, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1958
State Library and Archives of Florida
Trailer park: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1958
State Library and Archives of Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Billy Osceola as Santa Claus: Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1959
State Library and Archives of Florida
Boycott and picketing of downtown stores: Tallahassee, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1960
State Library and Archives of Florida
All Florida Christmas tree: Tallahassee, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1961
State Library and Archives of Florida
Portrait of Mary Ellen Yaggy - Tallahassee
Taken some time in Dec 1965
State Library and Archives of Florida
Boys viewing televisions on display while Christmas shopping at Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Tallahassee
Taken 18 Dec 1965
State Library and Archives of Florida
Coaching switch at the University of Florida: Gainesville, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1969
State Library and Archives of Florida