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 (3rd Grade) Eugene O'Mara. Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed on 8/1/43 on raid to Ploesti in 'Four Eyes' #4240655
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alpheus Riddle. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Here's To Ya' #4124230
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Arnold Holen. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Angels' #42400781
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Channing Satterfield. Radio Operator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed in Action (KIA) on Ploesti raid while TDY to 9thAF in B-24 'Scrappy II' #4240375
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Earl Frost. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Eurocyldon' #4240612
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Earl Lemoine. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Exterminator' #4123717
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edgar Faith. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Wench' #4240994
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Ernest Baron. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' #4240804
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant George Allen. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Wench' #4240994
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Gerald Burton. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Here's To Ya' #4124230
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Crumley. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Jersey Bounce 2nd' #4240609
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Key. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Here's To Ya' #4124230
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Turner . Gunner, . Crew member of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Leonard Kramp. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' #4240804
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Marion Szaras. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24' Jersey Bounce 2nd #4240609
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Morton Stafford. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Wench' #4240994
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Moses Tate. Gunner, . Crew member of B-24 Liberator #4240520 'Yen Tu' 415th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Lost near the target Ploesti, Barcanesti Romania, Pilot Edward T McGuire. 7 MIA/KIA 3 POW. MACR 176.
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Richard Murray. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Fay. Gunner, . Crew member of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Wood. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Wench' #4240994
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Winfield Long. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Angels' #4240781 Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Anthony Galasso. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' #4240804
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Bernard Higgins. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Bernard Lucas. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Eurocyldon' #4240612
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Carl Domke. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24' Here's To Ya' #4124230
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Charles Bennett. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Wench' #4240994
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Elton Gomillion. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Jose Carioca' #4240617
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Frank Ferrel. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Eurocyldon' #4240612
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Fredrick Fagan. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Jersey Bounce 2nd' #4240609
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant George Parker. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' #4240804
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant John Shufritz. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 Killed in Action (KIA) on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Angels' #4240781
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Ralph Richardson. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Hells Angels' #4240781
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Stanley Krugel. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 ' Here's To Ya' #4124230
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Turner Johnston . Radio Operator, . Crew member of B-24 Liberator #4240520 'Yen Tu' 345th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Lost near the target Ploesti, Barcanesti Romania, Pilot Edward T McGuire. 7 MIA/KIA 3 POW. MACR 176.
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Vernie Johnson. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 August 1943 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' #4240804
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Wiliam Coll. Engineer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed in Action (KIA) on Ploesti raid while TDY to 9thAF in B-24 'Scrappy II' #4240375
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant William Schettler. Top Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed in Action (KIA) only crew member killed. While on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Li'l Abner' #4263761
Died 1 August 1943
American Air Museum
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 11/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 13/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943., Page 4/15
Taken 2 Aug 1943
The U.S. National Archives
Lieutenant Robert Leveridge. Bombardier, 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Died 8/3/43
1st Lieutenant Robert M. Leveridge was born January 24, 1919. His next of kin were his mother, Mrs. Robert M. Harvey, and his aunt, Belle Greene. He was from N
Died 3 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Ernest Martin. Waist gunner, . Waist gunner of B-24 42-40316 'Snake Eyes' flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, KIA. Awarded DSC and PH posthumously.
SYNOPSIS: Staff Sergeant Ernest V. Martin , United States Army Air Forces, was award
Died 6 August 1943
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Little. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Prisoner of War (POW) in Romania, crashed on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti Raid. Killed in Action (KIA), died in Romanian hospital on 8/8/43 from gas fumes inhal
Died 8 August 1943
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Merrifield VC 8000, 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion
Died 8 August 1943
Lives of the First World War
Hit & Run day raid by F.W.19's over Port Augusta, Aug 9th 1943. Signed by artist and dated.
1943
National Maritime Museum
Second Lieutenant Patrick Kelly. Co-Pilot, 386th Bomb Group. B-26B-16MA 41-31634 'Hell's Hurricane' crashed in Channel when right engine feathered. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943
Died 9 August 1943
American Air Museum
Battery amplifier PVE2 with a headset and a capacitor microphone by Telefunken, 1943.
Taken 10 Aug 1943
Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Wrecked Italian Seaplanes in Port Augusta, 10 Aug 1943. original art: drawing
1943
National Maritime Museum
Armourer's Crew John William Bennett M8526, HMS TIGER
Died 11 August 1943
Lives of the First World War
Biträdande ingenjörer på F 3 Östgöta flygflottilj, 1943. Grupporträtt utomhus, 2 bilder.
12 August 1943
Flygvapenmuseum
Lieutenant Ernest Sierens. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230046 'Merrie Hell. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Allan Blossman. Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230046 'Merrie Hell. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Spiridon Scoursi. Navigator, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230046 'Merrie Hell. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Sergeant Frederick Windeler. Top Turret Gunner/Engineer, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 April 1945 in B-17 #4338664. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Sergeant Milton Ervin. Tail Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 11 April 1945 in B-17 #4338664. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Roberts. Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Staff Sergeant Charles E. Roberts was born November 27, 1908. His next of kin were his parents, Joseph and Annie Roberts. He was from Dorcester, Massachusetts.
On August 12, 1943, he was serving as
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant George Hunt. Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230046 'Merrie Hell. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Melvin Hansen. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230046 'Merrie Hell. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Van Jones. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230046 'Merrie Hell. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 12 August 1943
American Air Museum