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 Paul Singer. Navigator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. On August 16, 1943, was shot down in 'Southern Comfort' ac # 42-40778 on a mission to Foggia, IT while temporarily assigned to the 9th AAC. The plane caught fire an
Died 16 August 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Sheldon Finder. Bombardier, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. On August 16, 1943, was shot down in 'Southern Comfort' ac # 42-40778 on a mission to Foggia, IT while temporarily assigned to the 9th AAC. The plane caught fir
Died 16 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Frank Maruszewski. Tail Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Mission was the Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.
Died 16 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Hughes. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Attack on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF. Killed in Action (KIA) in #41-23778 'Lady Luck'
Died 16 August 1943
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Louis Peterson. Co-Pilot, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Flight Officer Louis Peterson was born June 21, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Isabelle Peters
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Mauzy. Bombardier, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
2nd Lieutenant James E. Mauzy was born May 27, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, James and A
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Theodore Zech. Navigator, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
2nd Lieutenant Theodore R. Zech was born November 4, 1921. His next of kin was his father, Theodo
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Major. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Staff Sergeant Charles A. Major was born July 21, 1922. His next of kin were hi
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Joseph Michalski. Tail Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Staff Sergeant Joseph B. Michalski was born February 3, 1922. His next of kin were his mother, Sa
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Norbert Bengford. Nose Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Hit by flak and crashed at Moorimerfeld in B-24 42-109795
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Dunn. Ball Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Staff Sergeant William D. Dunn was born December 25, 1923, and was the son of James and Mabl
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Thomas Brannan. Radio Operator, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Brannan was born August 16, 1920. His next of kin was his mot
Died 16 August 1944
American Air Museum
Major Herbert Butterbach. Chaplain, 384th Bomb Group. Catholic Chaplain. He served with the 92 Bomb Group and then in the 384th Bomb Group until the cessation of hostilities in Europe.
Died 16 August 1945
American Air Museum
Colonel Jack Shuck. Commander, 95th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group, Base Commander, 452nd Bomb Group. Deputy C/S for Operations, 3rd Air Division, Deputy C/S for Operations, 92nd Combat Bomb Wing. Commander 95th Bomb Group 15 October 1944 - April 1945. Comm
Died 16 August 1972
American Air Museum