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).
Captain/Intelligence Officer Eric George Sherbrooke Walker , General List
Died 13 May 1976
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Albert Edgar Eberlin M.C. , King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 13 January 1977
Lives of the First World War
Private Henry William Williamson 9689, London Regiment
Died 13 August 1977
Lives of the First World War
Matron Anna Violetta Thurstan , Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee, French Red Cross]
Died 13 April 1978
Lives of the First World War
2nd Lieut William Wallace Speid , Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Died 13 December 1978
Lives of the First World War
Staff Nurse Mary Eleanor Baring Gould 22/74, New Zealand Army Nursing Service
Died 13 March 1979
Lives of the First World War
Staff Sergeant Leonard Frank Harding 461342, 2/3 Wessex Field Ambulance
Died 13 June 1981
Lives of the First World War
Corporal John Nunn, M.M. 26156, 17th New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Died 13 November 1981
Lives of the First World War
Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Elwood Jensen. Technical Inspector, 4th Fighter Group. 'Woody' Jensen converted a P-51B (43-12193; WD-2) into the first two-seat Mustang in the 4th Fighter Group in the Fall of 1944.
Died 13 November 1982
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Boynton Priestley , Devon Regiment
Died 13 August 1984
Lives of the First World War
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Michael Chodan. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 April 1986
American Air Museum
Sergeant Lionel Appelby. Military Occupation Specialty 687 - Airplane Propeller Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group. Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #30 dated 15 June 1943.
Died 13 May 1986
American Air Museum
Major General Stanley Wray. Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. CO of 91st BG 15 May 1942 - 22 May 1943. Retired as a Major General.
Died 13 September 1986
American Air Museum
Private George Fenton Elsworth 18795, Royal Army Pay Corps
Died 13 October 1987
Lives of the First World War
Wing Commander Royce Wilkinson. Pilot / Flight commander, . Veteran of Battle of France, Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain and double ace. Served as flight commander in 71 and 121 Sqn RAF. Moved onto Hawker Typhoons with 3 Sqn RAF.
Awarded - OBE, DFM and
Died 13 January 1990
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Stephen Holleman. Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Purple Heart,; DFC, Air Medal w/4Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 13 July 1990
American Air Museum
Sergeant Lawrence Mazzola. Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group on 7 March 1943 per 547th squadron history.
Died 13 November 1991
American Air Museum
Captain Franklin Coslett. Navigator, 467th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4252506. Evaded.
Died 13 February 1992
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Grover Siems, Jr. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Lt. Grover C. Siems, Jr. was from Montagh, Long Island, New York. After graduating from high scool he worked at the Ranger Airplane Plant in Farmingdale, NY. He soon joined the U.S. Army Air Cor
Died 13 August 1993
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Peter Leonard. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 September 1993
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Francis Morello. Right Waist Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down by flak and baled out at Viernhsim from B-24 41-28778. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 13 January 1994
American Air Museum
Colonel Vermont Garrison. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Vermont was born in Mount Victory, Kentucky, on 29 October 1915. He attended Eastern Kentucky State University. On March 17, 1941, Garrison enlisted in the United States Army and became an aviati
Died 13 February 1994
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel George Arnold. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Remained in USAF rising to Lt Colonel.
Died 13 May 1996
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Gilbert Cox. Radio Operator/Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 November 1996
American Air Museum
Leading Air Mechanic John Frederick Wilkinson F/12815, RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V)
Died 13 August 1998
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant George Cooley. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. On 11 September 1944 he successfully baled out of his aircraft near Liege, Belgium. He subsequently returned to his squadron on 15 September. End Tour of
Died 13 January 1999
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Arden Mills. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Completed 25 missions before being seriously wounded
Died 13 April 1999
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Aloysius McCloskey. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Waist gunner on B-24 Liberator, bailed out 20 February 1945 after the control cables on his a/c snapped over Belgium.
Died 13 April 1999
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lawrence Brustrom. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 August 1999
American Air Museum
(C): Stanley Minefield and Area Clearance Situation as at 12 Nov 83. Base Map Series H791 Part Sheet nos 14 & 15 reprinted by Taciprint RE HQ 13/11/2000 MISC 83046.. Scale: Scales differ. Maps coloured. Taciprint (Tactical Information Printing System)
November 1983
National Maritime Museum
First Lieutenant William Ayer. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF. Aircraft P-51 44-13375 struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome. Was seen walking away from wreckage after crash landing north of the airdrome. POW. MA
Died 13 December 2000
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
Captain Henry Hull. Pilot - Lead Pilot - Detached Service with Office of Military Intelligence, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 May 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
First Lieutenant George Burke. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Julian Thompson. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 2003
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Lazaro Cadena. Engineer, 388th Bomb Group.
Died 13 November 2004
American Air Museum
Corporal William Pierce. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions as member of Lee's Crew
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME medal with 4 bronze stars, Overseas Service Bar, Aerial gunner badge, ASR badge
Completed 35 missions. Flew on B-24J
Died 13 February 2005
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Grady Faubion. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 February 2005
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Philip Stahlman. Co-Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. On last mission , number 25 (Oct 15 '44) had our nose blown off over Cologne. Bombardier didn't make it back to base, rest of crew OK His plane name was 'Kentucky Colonel'.
Died 13 December 2005
American Air Museum
Major Rose Hager. Squadron Commander - 472nd Sub Depot, 339th Fighter Group. assigned after VE Day
Died 13 February 2006
American Air Museum
Major Henry Plunk. Pilot, 479th Fighter Group. I'm Daryl Plunk. My dad, Henry Porter Plunk (1922-2006) flew as an Army Air Force Captain, and fighter pilot of P38s and P51, stationed at Wattisham Air Base, UK, May 1944 - Jan. 1945. He flew 60 comb
Died 13 March 2006
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edward Magee. Navigator, 388th Bomb Group. Flew 35 missions in B-17 from 6/44-12/44. Served from 7/8/42-1/23/45.
DFC/ AM w/ 7 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME w/ 5 battle stars/ PUC/ ETO w/ 5 battle stars
Died 13 September 2007
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Arthur Dyson. Co-Pilot/Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 November 2007
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Victor DeGanna. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. After being badly shot up the Owens Crew was broken up after their 4th mission. DeGanna we reassigned to the Joseph A. Hayes Crew.
Died 13 February 2008
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Donald Sargeant. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 April 2008
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Walter Zaremba. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Rotterdam in B-24 Hot Box #4129374 on 8/9/44
POW
Died 13 October 2008
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Lane Gebert. Radio Operator, 467th Bomb Group. Flew at least 14 "Carpetbagger" missions with the 492nd BG plus an unknown number of combat missions previously with the 467th BG
Died 13 April 2009
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Alexander Suto. Co-Pilot/Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 2010
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Roy Truba. Bombardier, 457th Bomb Group. Roy Truba served as a bombardier with the 751st Bomb Squadron of the 457th Bomb Group. His aircraft, B-17 44-8557, was shot down on 18 April 1945. He successfully bailed out. It was his 13th mission.
Fr
Died 13 April 2011
American Air Museum
Major Chester Barnes. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 kill. ETD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 13 September 2011
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Theodore Blank. Tail Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.
Died 13 January 2012
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Andrew Conway. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew, 2 combat missions.
Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 26 June 1943
Died 13 February 2013
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Thomas McNamara. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Rotterdam on 8/9/44 in B-24 Hot Box #4129374
POW
Died 13 July 2013
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Robert Himes. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 June 2014
American Air Museum