diff --git a/core/models/item.php b/core/models/item.php
index a684b713..9444f7ac 100644
--- a/core/models/item.php
+++ b/core/models/item.php
@@ -253,4 +253,30 @@ class Item_Model extends ORM_MPTT {
       ->where("id <=", $child_id)
       ->count_all();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Return an <img> tag for the thumbnail.
+   * @param array $extra_attrs  Extra attributes to add to the img tag
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function thumb_tag($extra_attrs) {
+    return html::image(array("src" => $this->thumb_url(),
+                             "alt" => $this->title,
+                             "width" => $this->thumb_width,
+                             "height" => $this->thumb_height),
+                       $extra_attrs);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return an <img> tag for the thumbnail.
+   * @param array $extra_attrs  Extra attributes to add to the img tag
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function resize_tag($extra_attrs) {
+    return html::image(array("src" => $this->resize_url(),
+                             "alt" => $this->title,
+                             "width" => $this->resize_width,
+                             "height" => $this->resize_height),
+                       $extra_attrs);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/themes/default/views/album.html.php b/themes/default/views/album.html.php
index c5415a39..cb3bd430 100644
--- a/themes/default/views/album.html.php
+++ b/themes/default/views/album.html.php
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@
   <li id="gItemId-<?= $child->id ?>" class="gItem <?= $item_class ?>">
     <?= $theme->thumb_top($child) ?>
     <a href="<?= $child->url() ?>">
-      <img class="gThumbnail"
-           src="<?= $child->thumb_url() ?>"
-           alt="<?= $child->title ?>"
-           width="<?= $child->thumb_width ?>"
-           height="<?= $child->thumb_height ?>" />
+      <?= $child->thumb_tag(array("class" => "gThumbnail")) ?>
     </a>
     <?= $theme->thumb_bottom($child) ?>
     <h2><a href="<?= $child->url() ?>"><?= $child->title ?></a></h2>
diff --git a/themes/default/views/photo.html.php b/themes/default/views/photo.html.php
index a2ae5a8b..aa7053dc 100644
--- a/themes/default/views/photo.html.php
+++ b/themes/default/views/photo.html.php
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
     <? endif ?>
   </ul>
 
-  <img id="gPhotoId-<?= $item->id ?>"
-      src="<?= $item->resize_url() ?>"
-      alt="<?= $item->title ?>"
-      width="<?= $item->resize_width ?>"
-      height="<?= $item->resize_height ?>" />
+  <?= $item->resize_tag(array("id" => "gPhotoId-{$item->id}")) ?>
 
   <div id="gInfo">
     <h1><?= $item->title ?></h1>