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).
Some of the doffers and the Supt. Ten small boys and girls about this size out of a force of 40 employees. Catawba Cotton Mill, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Sweeper and doffer boys in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Many more as small, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
This shows the number of small children on the day shift. Nearly as many small ones on night shift. This is a new up to date mill, December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Two of the young spinners in Catawba Cotton Mills. Newton, N.C., December 1908
Taken some time in Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Uncle Sam's Secret Service seems to have a powerful attraction for young men (LOC)
Taken 20 Dec 1908
The Library of Congress
Some of the doffers and the Supt. Ten small boys and girls about this size out of a force of 40 employees. Catawba Cotton Mill. Newton, N.C., 12/21/1908
Taken 21 Dec 1908
The U.S. National Archives
Burns-Johnson boxing contest, December 26th 1908 / photographed by Charles Kerry
Taken 26 Dec 1908
State Library of New South Wales collection
Newsie selling at the Hudson Tunnell Station, Jersey City, December 1909
Taken some time in Dec 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Photo of boys working in Arcade Bowling Alley. Photo taken late at night. The boys work until midnight and later. Trenton, N.J., December 1909
Taken some time in Dec 1909
The U.S. National Archives
Preparation for a barbeque in celebration of new courthouse: Bartow, Florida
Taken some time in Dec 1909
State Library and Archives of Florida
A regular worker (doffer) in Richmond Spinning Mills. Photo during working hours. Chattanooga, Tenn, December 1910
Taken some time in Dec 1910
The U.S. National Archives
All are workers in Knoxville Knitting Mills. Smallest boy ravels, smallest girl is a steady worker. Knoxville, Tenn, December 1910
Taken some time in Dec 1910
The U.S. National Archives
Some of the young knitters in London Hosiery Mills. Photo during work hours. London, Tenn, December 1910
Taken some time in Dec 1910
The U.S. National Archives
Street Bretzau, who is a Tube bou in mule-room. Mule is apparently more dangerous than ring spinning. See bandaged finger, December 1910
Taken some time in Dec 1910
The U.S. National Archives
These all work in Cleveland Hosiery Mills. The very youngest one (with curls) said, "I ravels and picks up", December 1910
Taken some time in Dec 1910
The U.S. National Archives
Two of the tiny workers, a raveler and a looper in London Hosiery Mills. London, Tenn, December 1910
Taken some time in Dec 1910
The U.S. National Archives
White Rock Reservoir. Cableway bucket & Carriage Bucket dumping - Tail tower of #2 on the left.
Taken 26 Dec 1910
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
A family picking nuts. Mother nursing baby while picking nuts, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
A reflection on the parent. Reflection in looking glass shows the father who has been picking nuts but refused to be photographed, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Everybody works but..... A common scene in the tenements, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Father hanging around the home while family works on feathers, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander December 2 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Mrs. Caporale, a widow, picking nuts while her two daughters help her, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Mrs. Palontona and 13 year old daughter, working on pillow-lace in dirty kitchen of their tenement home, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Mrs. Ricca, making rompers for Campbell kids. Husband out of work. New York City, December 1911
Taken some time in Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Mrs. Capello makes 50 [cents] to $1 a week making willow plumes. Husband works irregularly as a tailor. New York City., 12/18/1911
Taken 18 Dec 1911
The U.S. National Archives
Cadets of the training ship MERSEY on shore leave
Taken 25 Dec 1911
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Interior of The Marvin Schrodt Drug Store. Dallas.
Taken 28 Dec 1911
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
View of the Palace of Industries and towers, Auckland Exhibition, taken at night to show the illuminations, 3 December 1913
Taken 3 Dec 1913
National Library NZ on The Commons
View of the Palace of Industries and towers, Auckland Exhibition, taken at night to show the illuminations, 3 December 1913
Taken 3 Dec 1913
National Library NZ on The Commons
Gral. Urbina, Gral. Villa, Gral. Emiliano Zapata. Mexico. 12-6-14
Taken 6 Dec 1914
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
W.E.L.H Crowther and H. Piggot? recuperating in Florence
Taken some time in Dec 1915
Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons
Australian Light Horse soldiers celebrating Christmas in Palestine during WWI
Taken some time in Dec 1916
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Pastomime - Humpty Dumpty (a lad who rises from a very low position)
Taken some time in Dec 1916
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Pastomimes - Robinson Crusoe (the Pantomime Hero)
Taken some time in Dec 1916
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Female sawyers at work on Mapoon Mission Queensland 1916
Taken 16 Dec 1916
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Mapoon workers displaying handmade crafts and a presentation set of lace d'oyleys, 1916
Taken 16 Dec 1916
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, December 1, 1917
Taken some time in Dec 1917
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Work Crew with Horse-Drawn Wagons, 1917
Taken some time in Dec 1917
UA Archives | Upper Arlington History
Group portrait members of the 68th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Taken 7 Dec 1917
Australian War Memorial collection
Memorial of Alice Wadsworth of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, 12/11/1917 (page 1 of 3)
Taken 11 Dec 1917
The U.S. National Archives
Memorial of Alice Wadsworth of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, 12/11/1917 (page 3 of 3)
Taken 11 Dec 1917
The U.S. National Archives
Australian Light Horse soldiers celebrating Christmas in Palestine during WWI, 1917
Taken 25 Dec 1917
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Intersection of Coventry Road and Cambridge Boulevard, 1918
Taken some time in Dec 1918
UA Archives | Upper Arlington History
McLaren family picking Christmas Bells at Lime Burners Creek - Port Macquarie, NSW, 2 December 1918, by Harry McLaren
Taken 2 Dec 1918
State Library of New South Wales collection
Banjo Paterson's children Grace and Hugh boxing with Christmas present gloves, Sydney, NSW, 1919 / photographer unknown
Taken some time in Dec 1919
State Library of New South Wales collection
Flood - Cootamundra, NSW, 4 December 1919
Taken 4 Dec 1919
State Library of New South Wales collection
Minnie Kriesel of Prairie in her wedding dress, 1919
Taken 10 Dec 1919
State Library of Queensland, Australia
Page 21 of the Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander, 13 December, 1919
Taken 13 Dec 1919
State Library of Queensland, Australia
RMS ORVIETO of Belfast, leaving Sydney for London
Taken 27 Dec 1919
Australian National Maritime Museum on The 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
Mr John Roche (left), Mr F. J. S. Young (right) and an unidentified man onboard NAMOI, Sydney Harbour
Taken some time in Dec 1921
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
The peacemakers: George Gavan Duffy, Erskine Childers, Robert Barton and Arthur Griffith in a group
Taken some time in Dec 1921
National Library of Ireland on The Commons