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).
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Cleston Harrison. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #425784. Plane crashed into Brest Harbor on a mission to the uboat yards at St. Nazaire, France.
Died 1 May 1943
American Air Museum
Sergeant Albert Lambert. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309 on night 'photo bombing' raid as plane crashed on take off with engine fire. Earlier 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-
Died 1 May 1943
American Air Museum
AIRFIELD V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES AIRFIELD AIRFIELD.
Locations: MONTDIDIER (Opportunistic) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) POIX (Opportunistic) ROYE/AMY (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 1 May 1944
American Air Museum
MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: BRUSSELS (Primary) BRUSSELS (Primary) LEIGE (Primary) METZ (Primary) RHEIMS (Primary) SAARGUEMINES (Primary
Mission date: 1 May 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Albert Schreiner. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 May 1944
AM/ PH
Died 1 May 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Paul Sabin. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on takeoff from base for mission
Died 1 May 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant John Dalto. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on takeoff from base for mission
Died 1 May 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Sheldon Sheinfine. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on takeoff from base for mission
Died 1 May 1944
American Air Museum
Albin Zychowski. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Lt. Zychowsky spent 7 days rest and recuperation in Knightshayes Court 'Flak' House. On May 1 1945 he flew on Training Mission to the West Country, when he deceided to make 2 low-level passes
Died 1 May 1945
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Newton Longfellow. Commanding General, 8th Air Force Bomber Command, . Formerly command pilot. CG VIIIBC 2 December 1942 to 30 June 1943. Retired 31 January 1950.
Died 1 May 1970
American Air Museum
Private Warren Jorgenson. Military Occupation Specialty 383-Fire Fighter, 384th Bomb Group. Transferred in grade from the 2001st Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon to the 2023rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon on AAF Station 106 Special Order
Died 1 May 1971
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Edwin Sjoholm. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew on plane #482 'Andy's Aces'
Died 1 May 1973
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Donald Fumagalli. Radio Operator, 388th Bomb Group. INT
Died 1 May 1973
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Vincent Cuozzo. Ball Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. HE flew on Cecil McKinney crew. Reported to the ETO on 12 Apr 1944.
AM, DFC,
Died 1 May 1975
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Carmine DiManno. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28754 'Tell Me More. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 1 May 1977
American Air Museum
Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Michael Kloch. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1984
American Air Museum
Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Michael Kloch. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1984
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Leon Lascor. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1984
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Ronald Arbaugh. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1993
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel James Russell. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. On 11 September 1944, 1st Lt. Russell had just destroyed an Fw 190 when another fighter hit him in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang 44-14158 with a 20mm round which exploded in his cockpit
Died 1 May 2005
American Air Museum
Captain David Jewel. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. 67 bomber escort missions over Germany and enemy occupied territories.
DFC/ AM w/ 8 Oak Leaf Cluster
3 destroyed
Died 1 May 2007
American Air Museum