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).
Polystyrene cup. Crushed polystyrene cup from a deep dive. Inscribed: 'FOR WALTER LORD / THANK YOU FOR / BEING SUCH A / GOOD FRIEND / ALWAYS Charlie P'. Other side 'GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS / EXPEDITION / TITANIC / XIII / AUG 2001'.
2001
National Maritime Museum
Portland GPS Plotter. A type of parallel rule intended to simplify the transfer of latitude and longitude values from a GPS receiver to a paper chart.
In original packaging.
2001
National Maritime Museum
Quick Tide. 'Quick Tide' cardboard printed tide prediction dial for 2002/3, for ports in the northern half of Great Britain and the north eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
2001
National Maritime Museum
Flight Officer Edward Raila. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #74 dated 5 April 1945, Wallace Davidson Crew. 2 combat missions.
Died 1 January 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Robert Bieber. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 12 January 2001
American Air Museum
Sergeant Bernard Poole. Tail Gunner, 486th Bomb Group. 18 missions. Shot down on 19th over Brux, Austria (mission to Dresden) on 17 April 1945 in B-17 #4338001 'Old Miss Agnes. ' Escaped and evaded until 5 May. Prisoner of War (POW).
AM w/ 3 Oa
Died 16 January 2001
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Millard Anderson. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Flew 53 combat missions in P-51's. Awarded Air Medal for heroically sheparding a badly damaged B-17 (
Died 23 January 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Paul Woodward. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 January 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Franklynn Cotner. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4229399 'Play Boy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 2 February 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Sanford Gaylord. Navigator, 489th Bomb Group. Sandy Gaylord served as a B-24 Navigator with the 489th Bomb Group stationed at Halesworth during the Secord World War and flew many missions.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Died 4 February 2001
American Air Museum
Sergeant Louis Zusser. Photographer, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) parachute did not open after plane fell from sky. B-24 #4251116
There are conflicting reports about Louis Zusser. There is compelling evidence to suggest that he survived this
Died 18 February 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Clarence Gentle. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF as a Master Sergeant.
Died 18 February 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Bayard Auchincloss. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 5 aerial and 2.5 ground kills. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 21 February 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Adolph Komer. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #4252570 'Sack Happy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 25 February 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Marvin Arthur. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1.5 ground kills. Completed (End) Tour Duty (ETD).
Died 1 March 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Adrian Higginbotham. Bombardier, 398th Bomb Group. air medal
Died 1 March 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Ralph Edberg. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 March 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Purcell. Ball Turret Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. He flew 12 missions on B-24 'Shoo Shoo Baby' and 24 missions in B -17 'Day's Pay' . The B -17 was a gift to the USAAF from the 51,000 employees of Hanford Eng.
Died 3 March 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Burl Garrett. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Wiggingen on 9/8/44 in B-24 Silent Yokum #4250581
Died 13 March 2001
American Air Museum
Colonel Reade Tilley. Pilot, . Enlisted RCAF in Hamilton, 10 June 1940
Trained at
No.1 ITS
No.2 EFTS &
No.2 SFTS, Uplands
Graduating 25 January 1941
Commissioned August 1941
Joined No.121 "Eagle" Squadron in May 1942
Posted to No.601 Squadr
Died 28 March 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Melvin Robison. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Wounded by enemy fighters on 15th mission on 25 December 1944. After bombing troop and supply concentrations which were supporting the enemy in the Battle of the Bulge, three seperate fighters
Died 2 April 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Walter Konantz. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. 64 missions. Had Scottie dog purchased in London, smuggled on board the troop ship, and brought her home.
DFC/ AM w/ 10 Oak Leaf Cluster/ 2 Unit Citations/ ETO w/ 3 battle stars
1st Lieutenant
Died 3 April 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Thurman Smith. Tail Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Robert Hoyt crew. Reported ot the ETO on 15 Jul 1943.
Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #4231078. POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.
Died 7 April 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Paul Dirker. Flight Eng/Crew Chief, 458th Bomb Group. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for an operational mission on 2 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28669. Awarded soldiers medal for heroic actions at the site of the crash. Returned t
Died 12 April 2001
American Air Museum
Frank Kottlowski. Navigator; Photographic Interpreter, 7th Photographic Group. Enlisted 1942. Gained an interest for geology whilst working as a photographic interpreter with 8AF and followed a career in geology following the end of his service in 1945.
Died 18 April 2001
American Air Museum
Corporal Emory Rose. Ball Turret Gunner , 100th Bomb Group. Cpl Emory Rose was a Ball Turret Gunner in the 100th Bomb Group/349th Bomb Squadron. He is in the photo with Pilot James F. Mack at the 100th BG website:
https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_
Died 19 April 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Lowell Andrew. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW).
Died 21 April 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Bickford. Military Occupation specialty 756-Radio Operator/Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 24 April 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Daniel Harris. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4129365. Prisoner of War (POW).
Retired from a 31 year career in the USAF with the rank of Colonel
Died 30 April 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Howard Lindsey. Co-Pilot ; Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 May 2001
American Air Museum
Corporal (5th Grade) Thomas Palmer. Ground Crew Aircraft Mechanic, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 May 2001
American Air Museum
Major Edward Steiner. Squadron Intelligence Officer, 20th Fighter Group. Intelligence officer with 79th sqdrn. Served as trial judge advocate general for court martials and was also editor of 'Kings Cliffe' Book on fighter group
Bronze Star
Died 7 May 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Dennis Beavers. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 May 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Henry Hull. Pilot - Lead Pilot - Detached Service with Office of Military Intelligence, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 May 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Geyer. Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Lt Charles Geyer was Pilot on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1018. Lt Geyer landed in parachute near Dinther
Died 20 May 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Raymond Goetz. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Flew on Jack R. Lewis crew.
Died 24 May 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Kennard Stephens. Top Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do.
Died 25 May 2001
American Air Museum
Private Second Class (7th Grade) Ted Parker. Turret gunner , 491st Bomb Group. Ted Parker a top turret gunner of the 491st Bomb Group in position inside the nose of a B-24 Liberator.
Died 4 June 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ernest Kidd. Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Ernest Kidd was Pilot of B-17 "Skunkface" #42-29656, shot down by fighters on a mission to Leipzig on 20 February 1944. Crashed behind the railway station at Lens, NNW
Died 4 June 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Vincent Reed. Co-Pilot/Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 June 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Thomas Breen. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29867. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #838.
POW
Died 24 June 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Thomas Hanrahan. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29867. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #848.
POW
Died 24 June 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Paul Ellington. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. AAC 1940, disciplined for hedge hopping, accepted honourable discharge rather than go into bombers as a Navigator or Bombardier.
Spartan training
Joined RAFVR Ottawa 12-41
Halifax to Merseyside [Pe
Died 29 June 2001
American Air Museum
Sergeant George Vann. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31346 'Shack Rabbit. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4355.
POW
Died 29 June 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Slenker. Tail Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded (EVD). Wounded by flak, but evaded for
Died 9 July 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Charles Mendel. Co-Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Charles Mendel grew up in Indiana and worked as a teacher before the war.
After basic training, he was assigned to 303rd Bomb Group/ 359th Bomb Squadron on 23 Jul
Died 11 July 2001
American Air Museum
Captain John Wheelahan. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. "Our pilot was a former 4-engine instructor and we had all the confidence in the world in his flying skills." - Sidney Bouwer, Navigator
Died 25 July 2001
American Air Museum
Major Jack Price. Fighter Pilot, 20th Fighter Group. Flew 104 Combat Missions in P-47 and P-51 Aircraft. Served as SQ Commander 84th FS. 1944-1945 Dep Grp Commander 20th FG 1945. Retired from USAF on Feburary 1968.
DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 6 Oak
Died 29 July 2001
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Bernard Komasinski. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Bernard Komasinski was on his 6th mission, piloting B-24 # 42-100415 when it ran into mechanical trouble on return in the afternoon from the 8 August 1944 mission to bomb
Died 7 August 2001
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel John Jacobowitz. Squadron Commander, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 August 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Forrest Ashby. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 August 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Guy Bowman. Squadron Gunnery Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 23 August 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Victor Ciganek. Radio Operator, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3119 (possibly "Frisco Jenny', better known as "Destiny's Tot"). Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to
Died 25 August 2001
American Air Museum
Flight Officer John Atwater. Fighter Pilot, 479th Fighter Group. Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Celebrated FBI agent who later became Police Chief of the Village of North Palm Beach.
Died 29 August 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Leon Slobodzian. Bombardier, 452nd Bomb Group. Leon B Slobodzian was a bombardier with the lead crew of the 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group. He flew 29 missions over 8 months in Europe and earned both the Distinguished Flying Cross
Died 10 September 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Gilbert Morehouse. , 55th Fighter Group. Served as an officer in the AF for 22 years and in the Army for 17 years before retiring in 1981.
Died 13 September 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Walter Frederick. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 22 September 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Ramon Manuz. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 October 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) George Owen. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 9 October 2001
American Air Museum
Colonel Albert Shower. Group commander, 467th Bomb Group. Colonel Shower had the unique distinction of being the only commander of a Group that flew from the U S to Europe, stayed in command until the war was over, flew on many missions with the Group and
Died 15 October 2001
American Air Museum
Captain Bigby Parrott. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Completed a 30 mission tour. Originally with the 785th BS, the crew was trained as a lead crew and transferred to the 784th BS to complete their tour.
Died 5 November 2001
American Air Museum
Richard Turnbough. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Pilot of the Stormy Weather
Died 7 November 2001
American Air Museum
Sergeant David Koubeck. Tail Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. David Koubeck was Tail Gunner on board B-17 # 44-8446 of the 306th Bomb Group / 369th Bomb Squadron when it was hit by Flak on the 10 January 1945 mission to Gymnich, Germany. Dave
Died 12 November 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Robert Topich. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. (Crew #118-25 per SO#33)
Died 8 December 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Staten Wallace. Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group.
Died 12 December 2001
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant George Burke. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 2001
American Air Museum