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).
Rebecca, Augusta and Rosa. Slave Children from New Orleans.
Taken some time in 1863
George Eastman Museum
Stereoskopiskt fotografi av firman Jouvin 1863.
"Perspective des boulevards de la Madeleine et des Capucines" ur bildserien Vues instantanées de Paris.
1 January 1863
Tekniska museet
Text på kortets baksida: "Johan Aron, Kyrkoherde med h. Carolina Hellevi.
Kyrkoherde Johan Aron Ason Almén f. i Ua 1825, son af prost Johan Andersson i myckleby. Lärare vid Gustafsberg Barnhus 1849. Prestvigd s.å. Kyrkoherde S
1 January 1863
Bohusläns museum
Text på kortets baksida: "Komminister Axel Philemon Sihlbom, g. m. Elsa f, Hjorth Sihlbom. F. 1839. Till Upsala 1859. Prästvigd 1863. Kom. i Strömstad 1873".
1 January 1863
Bohusläns museum
The Rothlieb family and others, Lysekil, Sweden
Taken some time in 1863
Swedish National Heritage Board
Three "Johnnie Reb" Prisoners. Photographed by Mathew Brady's team on Seminary Ridge in mid-July, 1863, after the Battle of Gettysburg (LOC)
Taken some time in 1863
The Library of Congress
Wickham Terrace, Brisbane from the Observatory in 1863
Taken some time in 1863
State Library of Queensland, Australia
[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and newspaper, Aug. 9, 1863] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1863
The Library of Congress
[Randwick Racecourse, Sydney], [1863] / by unknown photographer
Taken some time in 1863
State Library of New South Wales collection
Richard Green of Blackwall, Born 1803. Died 17th Jan 1863. Print entitled 'Richard Green of Blackwall, Born 1803. Died 17th Jan 1863'. Richard Green, shipbuilder and shipowner, was the eldest surviving son of George Green (see BHC2725) and his f
1849
National Maritime Museum
Embarkation of Ninth Corps at Acquia Creek Landing, February, 1863
Taken some time in Feb 1863
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Het korporaalschap van kapitein Frans Banninck Cocq en luitenant Willem van Ruytenburch, bekend als de 'Nachtwacht'
10 February 1863
Rijksmuseum
The Landing of HRH the Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, March 7 1863. A small study for a large painting by the artist, now in the National Portrait Gallery, NPG 5487. The study records the arrival of Princess Alexandra of Denmark at Gravesend, 7 March 18
1864
National Maritime Museum
Het korporaalschap van kapitein Frans Banninck Cocq en luitenant Willem van Ruytenburch, bekend als de 'Nachtwacht'
8 March 1863
Rijksmuseum
To H.H. Kennard, Esq. this Print of his Cutter Yacht Christabel, 48 Tons, In the Start for the Royal Thames Yacht Club 1st Class Match, May 23rd 1862... built by Mr Edwin Aldous, of Brightlingsea, Essex.... Print
20 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
Her Royal Highness Alexandra, Princess of Wales. Dedicated by Command to Her Majesty. Technique includes stipple engraving.
24 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Dedicated By Command to Her Majesty. Technique includes stipple engraving.
24 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Porter's Fleet running the Rebel blockade of the Mississippi at Vicksburg, April 16th 1863. Hand-coloured.
1863
National Maritime Museum
Porträtt av Michael Christer Carl d'Albedyhll, kapten vid Älvsborgs regemente I 15.
24 April 1863
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Cutter Yacht Osprey, 59 Tons, Edward Westby Nunn, Esq. (owner), Royal St. George's Yacht Club. Winner of Royal Thames Yacht Club L100 Prize, June 25th 1859.... Print
29 Apr 1863
National Maritime Museum
Een rechthoekige houten stoof met snijwerk, met koperen kopspijkers versierd en een koperen hengsel.
30 April 1863
Stedelijk Museum Zutphen
HMS Clio Outward Bound entering the Pacific Ocean from the Straits of Magellan. Heightened with white.
2 Jun 1863
National Maritime Museum
Afschrift van de ordonnantie met een verbod op de drukken en uitgeven van de spotprent op het geldtekort van Spinola, 1624
7 June 1863
Rijksmuseum
The London Chatham & Dover Railway Company's Iron Steam Ship Samphire, 557 Tons - 160 HP... (and) Maid of Kent. Hand-coloured.
15 Jun 1863
National Maritime Museum
Clipper Ship The Murray... Messrs Anderson Thomson & Co Owners & Messrs Alexr Hall & Co Builders. Print.
6 Jul 1863
National Maritime Museum
Clipper Ship Coonatto... Messrs Anderson Thomson & Co Owners & Messrs Thos Bilbe & Co Builders. Hand-coloured.
15 Jul 1863
National Maritime Museum
Casualty List of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from the Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, 07/18/1863
Taken 18 Jul 1863
The U.S. National Archives