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 Fabian. Bombardier, 390th Bomb Group. Shot down by flak and crashed in the Channel on mission to V-sites near Calais, FR on 21 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37818 'Pub Pete. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Lieutenant Paul K. Fabian
Died 21 January 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Joseph Avendano. Pilot, 482nd Bomb Group. Flew on 1 Aug '43 raid on Ploesti. Was of Southwest Indian extraction, he served in Royal Canadian AF before transferring to AAF in England. Later killed in night practice mission with the 48
Died 23 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Julius Seibel. Bombardier, 482nd Bomb Group. B24H #42-7672 crashed for unknown reasons near Shingay, Cambridgeshire on 23 Jan 1944 while on routine night training flight. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 23 January 1944
American Air Museum
FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT BOMBER ESCORT.
Locations: ESCHWEILER ESCHWEILER Eschweiler, Germany Frankfurt, Germany
Mission date: 24 January 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Clifford Hahn. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Crashed into channel on 24 Jan 1944 in P-47D #42-7923. Killed in Action (KIA)
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 January 1944
American Air Museum
ZUKUNFT POWER STATION ZUKUNFT POWER STATION AIRCRAFT FACTORIES.
Locations: ESCHWEILER (Opportunistic) Eschweiler, Germany Frankfurt, Germany
Mission date: 24 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Harrison Wellman. Navigator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 28 January 1944
American Air Museum
INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA.
Locations: Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt, Germany LUDWIGSHAFEN (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Burton Wyman. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in P-47D 42-75119 by enemy fighters Fumay, France. Not seen to go down KIA. 29-Jan-44. MACR 2116.
Died 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Harold Delong. Bombardier, 447th Bomb Group. B-17G #42-3110829 'Devils Mate' crashed on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Howard Thillman. Bombardier, 389th Bomb Group. Pilot of B-24D #42-72833 'Torney' reported rear of a/c on fire from unknown causes and crashed into channel on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Seth Thompson. Navigator, 389th Bomb Group. Pilot of B-24D #42-72833 'Torney' reported rear of a/c on fire from unknown causes and crashed into channel on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). Earlier 3 N
Died 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Percy Lyle. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. An ME109 collided with B-17G #42-38001on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Staff Sergeant Percy Lyle was born March 31, 1919. His next of kin were hi
Died 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Gla Owen. Engineer, Top Turret Gunner, 385th Bomb Group. An ME109 collided with B-17G #42-38001on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-30
Died 29 January 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRCRAFT FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA.
Locations: Brunswick, Germany Brunswick, Germany Brunswick, Germany HANNOVER (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Burton Ross. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA).
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Arlington National Cemetery, For
Died 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
Gespannen staan bewoners uit de omgeving van de Berkenhovestraat bijeen op de morgen van zondag 30 januari 1944. Op de achtergrond is de overvalwagen te zien die voor de Christelijk Gereformeerde kerk staat. Een zestal jongelui werd na afloop van de kerkd
30 January 1944
Aaltense Musea
Second Lieutenant Arthur Canziani. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks
Died 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Ralph. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, 30 January 1944 in B-17F 42-5444 JD-N, "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action MACR# 2263
He flew 22 combat missions.
Final Resting
Died 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Thomas Vezina. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263
He flew eighteen combat missi
Died 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Edward Davis. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263
Final Resting Place
Died 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant J Bishop. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, 'We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 30 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Leroy Hokinson. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Crashed near Eindhoven on a fighter sweep of the area after being attacked by 20-30 enemy fighters in P-38J #42-67813. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 31 January 1944
American Air Museum
Marlag 'O' Feb '44 S.W. Corner of Naval Officers Prison Camp, Westertincke, Germany, in winter. John Worsley joined the Royal Navy in 1939. His depictions of life on board ship were soon acquired by the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC)
1944, February
National Maritime Museum
A Gunner Observation Post in a Bren Carrier : With a squadron of Mk VI light tanks, Cyrenaica, 1942
1 February 1944
Imperial War Museum