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).
First Lieutenant Zack Sensibaugh. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory.
Post War: Owner/Operator Christian Funeral Home Decatur, Texas.
Died 27 January 1970
American Air Museum
Wing Commander Robin Powell. Pilot, . Air ace with 7 destroyed, 2 shared, 1 unconfirmed destroyed, 3 probables and 4 damaged.
DFC: 'This officer has displayed outstanding leadership and gallantry. In May, 1940, his flight, although greatly outnumbere
Died 28 January 1970
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Burton McDuffie. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by enemy aircraft and ditched on 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42 5883 'Weary Wiley.' Returned to base.
Died 2 February 1970
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Dillon. Military Occupation Specialty 611-Aerial Gunner (Tail Gunner), 384th Bomb Group.
Died 12 March 1970
American Air Museum
Wing Commander Peter Wickham. Pilot / Wing Commander, Headquarters Squadron (4th Fighter Group). Wing Commander RAF, on DS (Detached Service) with the 4th from #2 TEU (Tactical Exercise Unit) where he was Chief Flying Instructor. 9 x missions [4FG].
Sep-4
Died 29 April 1970
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
Major James Happel. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Major Happel was from Paulsboro, New Jersey, and joined the RAFVR in 1940.
Assigned to 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. 1941.
He transferred to the 335th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group on 24-9-42.
Designated S
Died 1 June 1970
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alexander Markowski. Assistant Engineer, Left Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Alexander Markowski enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1942 and followed training in aerial gunnery and engineering. He graduated as a Sgt from
Died 20 June 1970
American Air Museum
Captain Leicester Bishop. Fighter pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH, WWII Victory.
My dad believed that the US should have entered into the war effort prior to Pearl Harbor Day an
Died 28 June 1970
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Eugene Marceau. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 July 1970
American Air Museum
Sergeant James Kay. Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 55th Fighter Group. EAME Medal w/6 bronze stars; Good Conduct Medal; Dist. Unit Badge w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster;
Died 9 October 1970
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) John Werner. Left Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Hit by flak 8 Aug 1944 over Bretteville, LeRabat France
air medal
Died 8 November 1970
American Air Museum
Corporal (5th Grade) Robert Volk. Station Physical Education Non-Com - Special Services, 466th Bomb Group. Volk the younger brother of fellow Portland boxer Eddie Volk, was a very successful amateur boxer in the United States Army during World War II. He
Died 21 November 1970
American Air Museum
Colonel Oliver Bucher. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Post War: Commanding Officer 39th Air Division Jul-67. Retired from the Air Force as a Colonel.
Died 9 December 1970
American Air Museum