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).
Pilot Officer Phillip Leckrone. Pilot, . Leckrone traveled to Britain in 1940 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force. Following conversion to the Spitfire at No 7 OTU RAF Hawarden he joined No. 616 Squadron at RAF Kenley on 2 September 1940. He flew more tha
Died 5 January 1941
American Air Museum
Lieutenant George Hartman. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Nantes in P-47D #42-8538. Shot down by FW 190s.
10/24/1944 landing in P-47D #42-74654. He had to be dug out of a defense trench but was uninjured.
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Granger. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Rennes in P-47D #42-8622 after being attacked by FW 190s.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Myles Hannify. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30794. Killed in Action (KIA).
Sergeant Myles F. Hannify was born January 30, 1919. His next of kin were his parents, Michael and Delia Hannif
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Delmar Broyles. Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Staff Sergeant Delmar C. Broyles was born October 9, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, Clarence and Grace Broyles. He was from West Los Angeles, California.
On Janua
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum
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Mission date: 5 January 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Julian Osborne. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Lt. Colonel in the USAF, having served in 121 Eagle Squadron RAF, won several British decorations and was one of General Eisenhower's personal pilots. He was later assigned to Washington as
Died 5 January 1968
American Air Museum
Sergeant Philip Trimmer. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Barely 18, Philip Trimmer enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1944. Trained as a gunner, he was sent overseas and assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 &qu
Died 5 January 1969
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sedgwick. Prisoner of War Officer, . Assistant A-2, 8th Fighter Command, 16 July 1945 - unk.
Died 5 January 1976
American Air Museum
Private Freddie Analla. Military Occupation Specialty 786 - Toxic Gas Handler, 384th Bomb Group. Attached to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group for Rations, Quarters and Administration effective this date on AAF Station 106 Special Or
Died 5 January 1996
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Jack Shifflet. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 January 2000
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) George Olthafer. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 January 2000
American Air Museum
Colonel George Shackley. Executive Officer, 381st Bomb Group. April 1943 - May 1945 Flew Group Lead Plane on Bomb Runs
Amer Defense Medal, Bronze Star, Air Medal, 2 bronze battle stars, Croix e Guerre w/Palm, DFC.
Died 5 January 2004
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Michael Quirk. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Niederrodenbuch on 10 Sep 44 in P=47 #4227382 He was a double ace during WW II, also flew in Vietnam. Spent a total of 30 years in the Air Force.
Died 5 January 2006
American Air Museum