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).
Second Lieutenant John Woods. Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Johnny was a graduate of Woodlawn High School and attended Howard College, where he was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He joined the Army Air Force in January 1942, and received h
Died 26 May 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Clyde Morton. Mechanic, 387th Bomb Group. SSgt Clyde N. Morton was the mechanic of the B-26 Marauder 42-96199 when it took off from station 162 Chipping Ongar, Essex UK on a mission to bomb Chartres’ airfield. Around 1755, just as t
Died 26 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant George Farfaras. Radio Operator, 387th Bomb Group. Shot down in B-26 #42-96199 on 26 May 1944 over Chartres, KIA.
SSgt George S. Farfaras was the radio operator of the B-26 Marauder 42-96199 when it took off from station 162 Chipping Onga
Died 26 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Brown. Gunner, 387th Bomb Group. Flew in B-26 #42-96199. Shot down during mission over Chartres, Killed in Action
SSgt William L. Brown was the gunner of the B-26 Marauder 42-96199 when it took off from station 162 Chipping Ongar,
Died 26 May 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Alexander Kramarinko. Co-Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. On 6-September-1942 while serving as Co-Pilot of B-17 41-24516 'Meltin' Pot' the aircraft lost 2 engines off Londonderry after flight from Newfoundland. Landed
Died 26 May 1981
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Beirne Lay Jr. Group commander, 487th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24H #41-29468 'Peg O' My Heart'. Evaded. Lay served as one of the six original staff officers under Gen. Eaker at the beginning of the war and f
Died 26 May 1982
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Harlis Frank. Aircraft Instrument Specialist, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 1989
American Air Museum
Corporal Francis Babura. Military Occupation Specialty 650-Telephone Switchboard Operator, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to Corporal on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #137 dated 14 July 1944.
•Attached from the 615th Air Service Group to the 547th
Died 26 May 1994
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) John Capps. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen on 8/15/44 in B-24 True Love #4129449
POW
Died 26 May 1995
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Albert Wiest. Radio Repairman, . MOS: 953 - Radio Repairman, Reporting Equipment. Assigned to the 57th Signal Aircraft Warning Detachment (Close Control), Company "B", 563rd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion.
Died 26 May 2003
American Air Museum
Colonel Elmer Romigh. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Pilot - one of the original cadre of pilots for the 466th BG
Also served in Korea and Vietnam
Died 26 May 2004
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) James Moser. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 2005
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Donald Neish. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 26 May 2007
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Herman Allen. Bombardier, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Flak knocked out two engines of B-17G #42-40006 'Liberty Lady' over the target of Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 and the crew headed toward Sweden and landed on the island o
Died 26 May 2011
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Harold Asper. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 350FS, 353GF, 8AF USAAF. 76+ missions in ETO, credited with 2 aerial victories.
Awards: DFC, EAME (3 Bronze stars), WWII Victory, American Campaign.
Died 26 May 2012
American Air Museum