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).
Lieutenant Colonel Baptiste Johnston Barton, DSO , Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
Died 18 December 1944
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Frederick. Pilot/Squadron Commander, 61st Troop Carrier Group.
Died 18 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Henry Fulmer. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant John Camp. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during the Battle
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Marx. Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Entire crew died when their plane (B24 42-50597) crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bul
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Young. Co-Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bulge.
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant William Young. Co-Pilot, Unknown, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Batt
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS TACTICAL TARGETS.
Locations: EHRANG KOBLENZ LUXEMBOURG-EHRANG-KOBLENZ
Mission date: 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant R Locker. Unknown, 409th Bomb Group. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bulge. Killed in A
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Fred Pettigrew. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bu
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harold Glickman. , 446th Bomb Group. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bulge. KIS.
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Ralph Gifford. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bul
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Hughes. , 446th Bomb Group. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battle of the Bulge. KIS.
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Benjamin Wiegand. Engineer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Ba
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Frank Whitten. Engineer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Entire crew died when their plane crashed in fog during takeoff at Hardwick on 19 December 1944 in an attempt to deliver air support to ground forces in Belgium during Battl
Died 19 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Angelo Greco. Gunner, 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Sergeant Angelo V. Greco was born December 12, 1919, the son of Pasquale and Columbia Greco. His hometown was Mount Vernon, New York.
On December 22, 1944, he was serving as a gunner
Died 22 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FIGHTER SWEEPS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL JUNCTION COMMUNICATIONS CENTER MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: AHRWEILER BONN DAHLEM EHRANG HOMBURG HOMBURG JUNKERATH K
Mission date: 23 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant James Gatlin. Pilot, 391st Bomb Group. 1st Lieutenant James L. Gatlin was born August 9, 1919. His next of kin were his aunt, Jessie G. Faircloth, and a cousin, Ruth N. Taylor. He was from Jacksonville, Florida.
On December 23, 1944, he w
Died 23 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Bradley Clark. Pilot, 371st Fighter Group. Bradley Clark grew up in Bronxville and Mount Vernon and attended the Mount Vernon High School near the family home. He was an accomplished sportsman, excelling in football and swimming. After g
Died 23 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Milton Cowart. Gunner, 391st Bomb Group. Staff Sergeant Milton E. Jones was born June 6, 1907. His next of kin were his wife, Fay Jones, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones. He was from Fort Worth, Texas.
On June 6, 1944, he was the Fl
Died 23 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Weissker. Gunner, 391st Bomb Group. Staff Sergeant William L. Weissker was born November 16, 1920. His next of kin were his wife, Essie Weissker, his mother, Mrs. Earl Weissker, and his sister, Heritta Spruill. His hometown was Gren
Died 23 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY ESCORT MISSION SCOUTING MISSION INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIEL
Mission date: 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Guy Cole. Bombardier, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Prum in B-17 #448355
In the Missing Air Crew Report for the aircraft (MACR 11119), Guy Cole's next of kin is listed as Mrs. Alicia E Cole of Cagnac, Puerto
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Joseph Shuster. Navigator, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 December 1944. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters and crashed in Belgi
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Oscar Eshleman. Pilot, Co-Pilot, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' Exploded in air after being hit by enemy aircraft fire.
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Mix. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Gerolstein in P-51 'Miss Marilyn' #4413837
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Miles King. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. KIA crashed near Prum in B-17 #448355
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Roland Grubbs. Left Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Namur in B-24 'Lady Lora' #4250799
Sergeant Roland L. Grubbs was born June 21, 1921. His wife was Alma Grubbs, and his parents were Jennings and Frieda Gru
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Benedict Andrew. Flight Engineer, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willie' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters.
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) George Ferenchak. Radio Operator, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters. Exploded in air after being hit
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) James Naughton. Tail Gunner, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Reuben Baganz. Ball Turret Gunner, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters on 24 Dec 1944.
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY RAIL BRIDGE RAIL BRIDGE RAIL BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS RAIL BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS RAIL JUNCTION COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS RAIL BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS COMMUNICATIONS C
Mission date: 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Donald Emerson. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Born 17 May 1923, Donald was raised on a farm in Minnesota during the Great Depression. He graduated from high school in 1941, not having excelled to any degree academically. He did not feel destin
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Cesena : Cooks of a Basuto Pioneer Company preparing the midday dinner on Christmas Day, 1944
25 December 1944
Imperial War Museum
Corporal Charles Lahey. Medical Corps, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Charles Lahey (1923–1944) was a Medical Corpsman.
The 1930 Census shows that Lahey’s father was a salesman and his mother was of German descent; Charles &
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Bobbie Rankin. Pilot, 474th Fighter Group. Pilot P-38. Assigned to 428th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, 9th AF. On Strafing run at La Roche, Belgium, hit by flak as A/C leveled off, bursting into flames. A/C climbed 2-300ft before
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Het programma van een Kerstsamenkomst op 25 december 1944 voor de Nederlandse tewerkgestelden in Bocholt, waarvoor de organisator vanuit Aalten op clandestiene wijze de grens wist over te komen. Uit het boek Aalten in Oorlogstijd van J.G. ter Horst
25 December 1944
Aaltense Musea
Kerstmenu, 25 december 1944, van een diner in het krijgsgevangenen kamp Stalag IV B in Mühlberg a/d Elbe uit het bezit van D. van Maarseveen
25 December 1944
Rijksmuseum
Lieutenant John Tiedemann. Navigator, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down near Prum on 12/25/44 in B-24 #4250612 Killed in Action (KIA)
KIA
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Major George Preddy. Fighter Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Major Preddy flew 143 combat missions, logged 532 cluster,combat hours was shot down over Belgium by friendly fire (allied artillery). He was 25. At the time he was Commanding Officer of the 328th F
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Hiding Johnson. Fighter Pilot, 366th Fighter Group. On Christmas Day, 1944, a P-47, piloted by second Lt. Hilding Roy Johnson, crashed while on a mission in support of Allied efforts during the Battle of the Bulg
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Adolphus Stine. Tail Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down in Luxembourg in B-24 Old Glory #42100372 Killed in Action (KIA). 4 crew members survived, but were captured by the Germans and imprisoned at Dulag-Luft West.
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Andrew Sutter. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down in Luxembourg in B-24 'Old Glory' #42100372 Killed in Action (KIA)
KIA
Died 25 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS FIGHTER SWEEPS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL BRIDGE MARSHALLING YARDS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER RAIL BRIDGE.
Locations: ANDERNACH BONN NEUWIED NEUWIED NIEDERLAHNSTEIN SINZIG SINZIG
Mission date: 26 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant John Griffin. Pilot, P-38 Model J-15, 370th Fighter Group. John V. "Jack" Griffin was the oldest son of George Joseph Griffin and Irene Margaret Bailey Griffin. His sister, Patricia Griffin Burch, refers to him as "the han
Died 26 December 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY FIGHTER SWEEPS RAIL BRIDGE MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL BRIDGE BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY RAIL JUNCTION MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL JUNCTION BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL BRIDGE MA
Mission date: 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Edward Nachowitz. Troop carrier Pilot, 439th Troop Carrier Group.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Stanley Erickson. Pilot, Co-pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 546th BS on AAF Station 106 special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, John G Mohler Crew.
Killed on return from a mission on 27 December 1944.
Died 27 December 1944
American Air Museum