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).
Staff Sergeant Edward Erker. Waist Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat t
Died 9 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Elmer Soine. Top Turret Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 8/11/44 in B-24 #42110089
Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Car
Died 9 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Sharp. Nose Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat the
Died 9 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Starbuck. Tail Gunner, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "swea
Died 9 February 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Eldridge Amburn. Engineer, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "swea
Died 9 February 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant John Eubank. Radio Operator, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sw
Died 9 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Henry Kaul. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ground strafing mission to Minden, Germany. A/C P-51D 44-63233. 'Inkys Dinky' hit some trees and crashed whilst strafing tr
Died 11 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Morton Savage. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 11 February 1945
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 11 February 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal William Gosling VC 645112, Royal Field Artillery
Died 12 February 1945
Lives of the First World War
Flight Officer Leslie Gruner. Navigator, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Allen Jewett. Co-Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Lawrence Shannon. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Charles Given. Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Frederick Caudell. Aerial Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Gene Hamilton. Aerial Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Grant Ordiway. Armorer-Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Robert Ward. Engineer, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Weber. Radio Operator, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in A Dog’s Life in Old Catton, Norwich when the engine failed during a practice mission. All crew were killed.
Died 13 February 1945
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS OIL STORAGE DEPOT AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS OIL RE
Mission date: 14 February 1945
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX CANAL BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS OIL REFINERY.
Locations: BOHLEN COTTBUS DRESDEN EMS-WES
Mission date: 15 February 1945
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Irvin Lang. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. P 51 44-13764 Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Waldernbach
Died 15 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sturdy (1943); Stygian (1943). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the port inboard profile from the starboard side, a plan of the bridge, the superstructure plan, a plan at the greatest breadth, a plan of the flat at frames 98-107, a plan below the main flats at
6 January 1945
National Maritime Museum
Sturdy (1943); Stygian (1943). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the starboard inboard profile from the port side as fitted for the S class submarines Sturdy (1943) and Stygian (1943).
The plan also includes alterations in red ink for Stygian.
6 January 1945
National Maritime Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS OIL REFINERY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MAR
Mission date: 16 February 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Ralph Warne. Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster, Germany in B-17 #43-39081 which crashed near Kleve on 16 Feb 45. After bypassing the primary target Langendr
Died 16 February 1945
American Air Museum
Robert Gantreau. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and survived.
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
Robert Short. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and survived.
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Lindhe. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. "my pilot, Willy Lindhe, was a particularly fine man. In the highest tradition of the Air Force, he stayed at his position under the most trying conditions. He maintained a steady platform a
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Brennan. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and survived.
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Archie Patterson. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and sur
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Claire Eclov. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and surv
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Robert Gautreau. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. The VFW Post in Lynn, MA is named in his honor
Died 17 February 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Jack Barrie. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached Service to 1st Scouting Force, Returned to 385FS. Credited 1 x Kill. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Grofhorn. Hit by flak in P-51D
Died 19 February 1945
American Air Museum
Private George Mann PLY/14420, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 19 February 1945
Lives of the First World War
SCOUTING MISSION OIL REFINERY BENZOL PLANT OIL REFINERY BENZOL PLANT FIGHTER SWEEPS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY VEHICLE PLANT VEHICLE PLANT MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL BRIDGE.
Locations: ALM BOCHU
Mission date: 19 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ferdinand Kjar. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C 42-50336 'Pale Ale' crashed when control cables snapped and crew lost control.
Died 19 February 1945
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MISSION ABORTED MARSHALLING YARDS FIGHTER STRAFING BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY.
Locations: NURNBERG NURNBERG-STRAUBING SCHILTACH STEIG
Mission date: 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Captain Charles Lyle. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. P-51 Killed in Action (KIA) 20 February 1945 in AC #4411694. Crashed near Haussy.
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Merle Brendle. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. P-51 44-63207 Crashed near Valenciennes
AM/ PH
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Axel Johnson. Navigator, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)/ engine caught fire over England , the fire was in the #3 engine. They got the fire out but it flared up again. The bombs were jettionsed and the aircraft ditched. The B-1
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Irwin Roth. Co-Pilot, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 February 1945
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
At rest Cambridge American Cemetery Nr Cambridge England Plot g Row 5 Grave 155
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Harold Hendrickson. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Anthony Baraniak. Ball Turret Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Francis Godfrey. Waist Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Leonard Deniston. Tail Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Paul Hatalsky. Waist Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 February 1945
AM/Oak Leaf Cluster/PH
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Walter Deutsch. Radio Operator, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 20 February 1945
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAILROADS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAILROADS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS HIGHWAY a
Mission date: 22 February 1945
American Air Museum