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 Robert Barrier. Pilot, B-17, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #243 dated 11 December 1944, as crew Pilot, one combat mission.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Joseph Carriere. BAll Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, Donald Duesler Crew, 27 combat missions.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Thomas Hannis. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #234 dated 28 November 1943, Raymond Cook Crew, 4 combat missions.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Albert Chacho. Flexible Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. 42-31484 JD-F, MAIRSY DOATS sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. He com
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Arthur McCloskey. Tail Gunner, Flexible Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #150 dated 28 July 1944, Francis Cepits Crew, 31 combat missions.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edward Kaloc. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. 42-31484 JD-F, MAIRSY DOATS sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. Completed 2
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harold Rogerson. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Transferred from 1774th Ordnance Support & Maintenance Company to the 546th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #143 dated 21 July 1944. 30 combat missions.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
David Barth. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 26 October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 December 1944.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Willard Kiser. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 10/26/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 12/28/44 (Kaiserslautern). Pilot: Bledsoe.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Jesse Bledsoe. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 20 November 1944. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 December 1944.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Warren Griffith. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 10/25/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 12/28/44 (Kaiserslautern). Pilot: Bledsoe.
He was killed when making a landing in England after he was forced to turn back as e
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Charles Stell. Radio Operator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Ernest Arnold. Engineer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 26 October 1944. Shot down 28 December 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant James Garrett. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 10/26/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 12/28/44 (Kaiserslautern). Pilot: Bledsoe.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Nicholas Fidares. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 10/26/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 12/28/44 (Kaiserslautern) - crashed on return. Pilot: Bledsoe.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Theodore Frangos. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 9/13/44. DS/Station 113 10/27/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 12/28/44 (Kaiserslatern). Pilot: Bledose.
Died 28 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL BRIDGE BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY RAIL BRID
Mission date: 29 December 1944
American Air Museum
Commander Nobumasa Suetsugu , Imperial Japanese Navy
Died 29 December 1944
Lives of the First World War
Private Alexander Ronald Probert Roger 527376, Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 29 December 1944
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Lionel Leitner. Bombardier, 398th Bomb Group. Evaded (EVD) crashed on 29 Dec 44 in Luxembourg in B-17 'Ramprooster' #42107188 in Bingen, Germany
Died 29 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Daw. Fighter pilot, 362nd Fighter Group. Assigned to 377FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from strafing mission, hit trees strafing armed vehicles on edge of woods. With a dead engine Lt Daws Jr bellied in successfully n
Died 30 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Samuel Batson. Fighter pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Fatal Crash due to Engine Failure in P-47D 42-26413 S/E of Boxted/Sta 150. 30-Dec-44. Died non Battle (DNB).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Died 30 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS COMMUNICATIONS TARGET COMMUNICATIONS TARGET RAILROAD RAIL BRIDGE RAIL BRIDGE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OIL REFINERY OIL REFINERY OIL REFINERY RADAR INSTALLATION RAIL BRIDGE RAIL BRIDGE HIGHWAY BRIDGE MARSHALLING YARD
Mission date: 31 December 1944
American Air Museum
Ryttm Nils Ankarcrona var en av Sveriges främsta prishoppningsryttare på 1940-talet. Flera hästar i svår hoppning. Exempelvis Sampo, Bäckahästen, Kahonanne m fl. Mångårig lärare på ridskolan på
31 December 1944
Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum
Second Lieutenant Anthony Hawkins. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Crashed near Soltau in P-51 #4414626 Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 31 December 1944
American Air Museum