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).
28-inch telescope at the Old Royal Observatory. This watercolour of the 28-inch telescope was painted by Christopher White when he was artist in residence at the at the Old Royal Observatory, part of a scheme organised by the Education department in 1997.
1998
National Maritime Museum
Original memory sketch. In 1997 the Museum commissioned Humphrey Ocean to paint a large picture on the theme of maritime Britain at the end of the 20th century. The resulting picture, 'The first of England', takes as its starting point day-tripp
1997
National Maritime Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Lain. Bombardier, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. On his 6th mission, Charles Lain was Bombardier of B-24 # 42-100415 when it ran into mechanical trouble on return in the afternoon from the 8 August 1944 mission to bomb th
Died 3 January 1997
American Air Museum
Corporal George Harrison. Military Occupation Specialty 867-Radar Mechanic, Bombardment, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 7 January 1997
American Air Museum
Sergeant Anthony Ardzinski. Tail Gunner, 385th Bomb Group. Anthony Ardzinski was a Tail Gunner in the 385th Bomb Group/ 550th Bomb Squadron.
Died 14 January 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lynn Etchison. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 January 1997
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) John Spissinger. Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 2 Mar 45 in B-24 #4251273
Died 27 January 1997
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Appel. Co-Pilot, Bomber Pilot, Fighter Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Edward Appel was one of the few Pilots who completed tours both in a Bomber Group (30 missions) and as a fighter pilot (17 missions) in the European Theater of Opera
Died 3 February 1997
American Air Museum
Captain Gerald Stanley. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. DFC, AM & 3 OLCs
Died 15 March 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Darrell Latch. Top Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Born 13 Nov 1924 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; sent by draft board in March 1943 to army induction center for possible induction; entered service the same month; trained
Died 30 March 1997
American Air Museum
Captain Charles Patten. Adjutant, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. On his 6th mission, he flew as waist gunner on Lt. Wililam H. Marcotte crew on the 13 June 1943 Bremen mission. According to Strong: 'Patten had visions of being a flyer himself;
Died 7 April 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) James Dobyns. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 April 1997
American Air Museum
Captain Oliver Whittington. Group Armament Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 April 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Hebert. Tail Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. 11 January 1945, James F. Wilson and crew, including tail gunner John R. Hebert, flew a bombing mission over Hamburg. Targets were German submarine bases. Anti-aircraft shell made a direct hit on
Died 28 April 1997
American Air Museum
Private First Class Rufas Austin. Military Occupation Specialty 060-Cook, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #176 dated 28 December 1943.
Died 29 April 1997
American Air Museum
Gilliam Paschal. Medic's assistant, . Sent through to the American Air Museum by Yolanda Payne, Audrey and Robert's daughter:
A LOVE STORY
My father met my mother Christmas of 1942. The mayor of Saffron Walden had asked the English mothers to
Died 7 May 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Batten. Military Occupation Specialty 826-Army Air Forces Supply Technician, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 1 October 1943.
•Awarded The Good Conduct Medal on 15 January
Died 16 May 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Stewart Fielden. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. FLEW 32 MISSIONS FROM ENGLAND OVER TO GERMANY. ENLISTED 10/1/42. ALSO SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR (STATE SIDE)
DFC/Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters/Purple Heart
Died 20 May 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Rheudolph Cain. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Rheudolph Cain was the youngest of Anna S. Cain's three sons (the others : Walter and Hubert). He enlisted at the end of 1943 in the Air Corps after two years at Parkersburgh High School in Wes
Died 21 May 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Raul Goltara. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Served as RO on 5 gas haul missions and 34 combat missions between September 1944 and March 1945.
AM 4Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 30 May 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Jack McIlraith. Right Waist Gunner, 96th Bomb Group.
Died 21 June 1997
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Nicholas Nikitin. Co-Pilot, 381st Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on mission to Oscherleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29999 'Fertile Myrtle. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 23 June 1997
American Air Museum
Brigadier General James Stewart. Aircraft Commander; Operations Officer; Chief of Staff, 445th Bomb Group. Hollywood screen actor James Stewart interrupted his successful film career to join the Air Corps in 1941. Aware of publicity value for the war eff
Died 2 July 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Fred Utter. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 5 July 1997
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Antolin Algorri. Navigator, 94th Bomb Group. As 1st Lieutenant, "Al" Algorri served as Navigator on B17 Ice Cold Katie, completing 35 missions from June to December 1944. After the war, he went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam
Died 9 July 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Boyd Condon. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 July 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Zancel Campbell. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. B-17G #42-37732 'The Celestial Siren' was last seen east of Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 25 Feb 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 22 July 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Gerald Howard. Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner, 388th Bomb Group.
Died 25 July 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Witmer. Ball Turret Gunner and Assistant Flight Engineer, 453rd Bomb Group. James never flew with his own crew, but was shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Genshagen near Berlin while flying with Lt Patrick Tobin
Died 30 July 1997
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Carlson. Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in 42-30372 'Shack Rabbit III', a B-17 on loan from the 413th Squadron. EVADED. Charles Carlson evaded capture and was
Died 6 August 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) James Branum. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Damaged by fighters and flak and landed in Sweden on 6/21/44 in B-24 Lvly Ldy's Avngr #4440093 INT
Died 9 August 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Byron Wertz. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. T/Sgt Byron L. Wertz served with the 785th Bombardment Squadron of the 466th Heavy Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Force, and was stationed at Attlebridge Airfield near Norfolk Englan
Died 14 August 1997
American Air Museum
Master Sergeant Hiram Stauffer. Military Occupation Specialty 502-Administrative NCO, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 1997
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Patrick O'Carroll. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 August 1997
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Raymond Ostolski. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 September 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Peter Bove. Radio Operator, 491st Bomb Group. 34 missions
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 8 September 1997
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Seymour Cohen. Navigator, 453rd Bomb Group. Seymour's father was a Romanian Jew, his mother Austrian. With the exception of one brother, her family all died in the Holocaust. Seymour was a lawyer, passing the New Jersey Bar in 1938.
Died 4 October 1997
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Thomas Underwood. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Aircraft P-51B 43-24793 struck by shipboard flak just off the coast of Varhaug, Norway shortly after completing escort for RAF Beaufighters attacking
Died 4 October 1997
American Air Museum
Captain Francis McCullagh. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Flew 18 missions as copilot on Arthur Mack crew. He left Thurleigh in February 1945. He completed approx. 50 missions from 11 Dec 1943 to 28 Jan 1945, which resulted in 2 tours of du
Died 8 October 1997
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Kennard Underwood. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. 35 missions 8/26/44-3/2/45. 1 'no ball' ski target France, the rest over Germany, 1 dep. sqd. lead, 2/22/45--took lead. Witnessed 787th sq. mid-air collision 9/44
AM 4Oak Leaf Clu
Died 14 October 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Grimmett. Military Occupation specialty 757-Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211, RENO'S RAIDER. Prisoner of War (POW).
Died 16 October 1997
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Yokie. 1091 Pilot, 2nd Bomb Group. Transferred from the 15th Air Force 2nd BG 20th BS and assigned to the 384th BG 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February 1944, as crew pilot
Died 18 October 1997
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Herbert Rosenkoff. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 October 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Barkev Hovsepian. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions and 3 fuel haul missions to Patton's army in Spet 1944. Crash landed at Manson after preparing to ditch in channel.
In a B-24, the R/O had to concentrate on the
Died 22 October 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Blayne Withers. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 November 1997
American Air Museum
Colonel Leroy Gover. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Leroy Gover lived in San Carlos, California. He had the 'bug' for flying and soloed a biplane on his sixteenth birthday. After graduating from high school he helped his father build homes, and learn
Died 5 November 1997
American Air Museum
Major John Michael. Station Communications Officer, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Died 7 November 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Eldon Schwarz. Assistant Armored Gunner, .
Died 7 November 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Eugene Davis. Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". 1st Mission was #110 Diephotz, Germany Feb 21, 19944. Flew on the 75th Mission of the' Knockout Dropper' #4124605, Mar 27th
Died 7 November 1997
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Leon Johnson. Pilot; Commanding Officer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Superior leadership during the Ploesti raid 1 August 1943 in B-24 #41-23817 'Suzy Q. '
Commanding Officer at Colonel of 44th Bomb Group from 4-Jan-
Died 10 November 1997
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Leroy Tucker. Top Turret Gunner; Crew Chief, 445th Bomb Group. Crashed near Unterweit on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29117 'Lady Marie'. Prisoner of War (POW).
M.A.C.R. (Missing Aircrew Report) # 2555
Died 11 November 1997
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Henry Payne. Radar (H2X) Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 November 1997
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Joe Bowles. Ball Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Reported to the ETO on 01 Jul 1942.
Flew as the BTG on the B-17 "Banshee". He was appointed to Group Gunnery Officer on 17 Sept 1943. He was awarded the Purp
Died 15 November 1997
American Air Museum
Ira Wolfert. , 4th Fighter Group. Ira Wolfert grew up in New York City and at age 20 married poet Helen Herschdorfer in 1928. Two years later he he graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism. From there he worked for North American Ne
Died 24 November 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Thomas Allison. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 December 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Marvin Tobin. Left Waist Gunner, 490th Bomb Group.
Died 11 December 1997
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Oliver Rauch. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Transferred 466th BG
Died 18 December 1997
American Air Museum