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).
Rifleman Henry Chance 320345, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
Died 15 January 1917
Lives of the First World War
Stoker Petty Officer William Archer 298383, HMS Fearless
Died 15 January 1917
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Major Henry Gorell Barnes, Second Baron Gorell , Royal Field Artillery
Died 16 January 1917
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Ordinary Seaman James Edward Gigg J63323, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 16 January 1917
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Private Alfred Harding G/24570, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 16 January 1917
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Private Frederick Lester 41279, Highland Light Infantry
Died 16 January 1917
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Private Richard Vere Potts T/2997, (The Buffs) East Kent Regiment
Died 16 January 1917
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Private William Tillotson Beech 14052, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 16 January 1917
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Stoker 2nd Class Maurice Harry Green K37726, H.M.S. "Diadem"
Died 16 January 1917
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Able Seaman Thomas William Parry 6800A, Royal Naval Reserve
Died 17 January 1917
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Private George Alfred Mitchell 12/454, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 17 January 1917
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Edmund Ryan Hannabry 5726, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died 18 January 1917
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Lance Corporal Peter Goggins 19/158, Durham Light Infantry
Died 18 January 1917
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Air Mechanic 1st Class William Bruce Pyke 24456, Royal Flying Corps
Died 19 January 1917
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Lance Serjeant Sydney Alfred Prior 491557, London Regiment
Died 19 January 1917
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Leading Telegraphist Herbert Trickett J19270, E36 submarine
Died 19 January 1917
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Private Richard Ainsworth 24714, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 19 January 1917
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Private Arthur Hopkins 20152, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 20 January 1917
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Shoeing Smith Corporal Frank Crowder 37707, Royal Field Artillery
Died 20 January 1917
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Able Seaman Joseph William Brown J/19639, H.M.S. "Vernon."
Died 21 January 1917
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Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Rupert Charles Rowe 6238, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 21 January 1917
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Lieutenant Colonel James William Albert Simpson , Australian Infantry
Died 21 January 1917
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Private Arthur Parrott 33014, Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 21 January 1917
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Private Charles Pickering 10895, South Wales Borderers
Died 21 January 1917
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Private John Edward Mason 22478, East Lancashire Regiment
Died 21 January 1917
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Sapper Arthur Douglas Turner 4796, Australian Tunnelling Corps
Died 21 January 1917
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Gunner Robert Craven 61876, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 22 January 1917
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Private John Matthews 20999, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 22 January 1917
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Second Lieutenant William Kellett , Royal Flying Corps
Died 22 January 1917
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Officer's Steward 3rd Class William Arthur Johnson L.5676 (Ch), HMS Simoom
Died 23 January 1917
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Ordinary Seaman George Henry Curtis J64113, H.M.S. "Victory"
Died 23 January 1917
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Petty Officer George Walter William Notman 221596, HMS Simoom
Died 23 January 1917
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Private William Walter Humphrey 24775, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 23 January 1917
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Rifleman Zachariah Patmore 653350, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
Died 23 January 1917
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Second Lieutenant Beresford Frank Parsons 2679, Royal Flying Corps
Died 23 January 1917
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Stoker 2nd Class Charles Henry Lee K.30084. (Ch.), HMS Simoom
Died 23 January 1917
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Air Mechanic 1st Class Edward R D'Ade 9832, Royal Flying Corps
Died 24 January 1917
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Bombardier Stanley Witham 45027, Royal Field Artillery
Died 24 January 1917
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Captain Bernard John Charleton Dudley , Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 24 January 1917
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Gunner Thomas Cuthbert Cank 116532, Royal Field Artillery
Died 24 January 1917
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Private Ernest Clifford Vaughton 12/536, York and Lancaster Regiment
Died 24 January 1917
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Private George Twittey 14716, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 24 January 1917
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Captain Armytage Percy Bosanquet M.C. , Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
Died 25 January 1917
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Captain Armytage Percy Bosanquet , Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Died 25 January 1917
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Fireman William Allen 897504, Mercantile Marine Reserve - HMS 'Laurentic'
Died 25 January 1917
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Lance Corporal Reuben Sherratt 16551, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 January 1917
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Lieutenant Colonel Edward Elers Delavel Henderson VC , Prince of Wales North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 25 January 1917
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Lieutenant Leonard Tinne Berthon , Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 25 January 1917
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Private Ernest Heard 24500, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Died 25 January 1917
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Private Hugh Galbraith Martin 105355, Canadian Infantry
Died 25 January 1917
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Private Philip Dawson 12719, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 25 January 1917
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Private William Victor Axford 12482, Wiltshire Regiment
Died 25 January 1917
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Gunner Ernest Tanner 46977, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 26 January 1917
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Private Morris Birnbaum 532996, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 26 January 1917
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Private William Bostock 19230, North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 26 January 1917
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Gunner Norman Douglas Fraser 9/407, Otago Mounted Rifles
Died 27 January 1917
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Lance Corporal Guy Newbery 52, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1917
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Private William J Collins 6063, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 27 January 1917
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Brigadier General Walter Long , 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Died 28 January 1917
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Doctor Isobel Addy Tate , Friend's War Victims' Relief Committee
Died 28 January 1917
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Private Arthur Egbert Wright 18296, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 28 January 1917
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Private Ernest Bazen Beddow 2545, Australian Infantry
Died 28 January 1917
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Commander Francis Herbert Heveningham Goodhart , HM Submarine K13
Died 29 January 1917
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