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).
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
Lieutenant Woods RNR : Who supervised the distribution of Red Cross parcels and food in Marlag 'O'
1 February 1944
Imperial War Museum
Robert Winship Woodruff, President of the Coca-Cola Company
Taken some time in Feb 1944
State Library and Archives of Florida
Private Albert Brown 2692, 1/4th South Lancashire Regiment
Died 2 February 1944
Lives of the First World War
Staff Sergeant Charles Griffin. Pilot, 495th Fighter Group. Crashed near Condover, Shropshire during local aerobatics training flight on 2 Feb 1944 in P-47C #41-6206. Died Non Battle (DNB), Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA).
Died 2 February 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant James Bales. Engineer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Technical Sergeant James H. Bales was born on January 13, 1919. His next of kin was his mother, Della L. McCann, and his sister, Louise Mildred Bales. His hometown was Chatta
Died 2 February 1944
American Air Museum
1,800,000 LEAFLETS DROPPED INDUSTRIAL AREA PORT AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA PORT AREA PORT AREA.
Locations: EMDEN (Opportunistic) Emden, Germany OLDENBURG (Opportunistic) WILHELMSHAVEN (Primary) WILHELMSHAVEN (Primary)
Mission date: 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Herbert Heuser. Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. On a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 3 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-39938 collided with another aircraft over the North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Richard Roth. Bombardier, 385th Bomb Group. On a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 3 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-39938 collided with another aircraft over the North Sea . Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Presson. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant George Sutton. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Hubert Roberts. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control and
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Richard Fassl. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Carl Strickland. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control and
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Franklin Chrysler. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control and
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Harold Fuller. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appeared to lose control and cr
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Donald Collins. Military Occupation Specialty 612, Ball Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Flew 12 missions with Crew #41 November 1943-April, 1944. Planes flown include 'Our Baby' returned to base with over 200 holes. Fell from the
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Roy Blansit. Top Turret Gunner, 385th Bomb Group. On a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 3 February 1944, B-17G #42-39938 collided with another aircraft over the North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 3 February 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUS
Mission date: 4 February 1944
American Air Museum
FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT 48 P-47s from IX Fighter Command 358FG are despatched to support the bomber escort. No losses or claims in this element..
Locations: FRANKFURT FRANKFURT Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt, Germany
Mission date: 4 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Donald Caylor. Navigator, 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Shot down by fighters and flak on return from mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30423. Killed in Action (KIA).
POW
Died 4 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Michael Roskovich. Radio Operator; Gunner; AAF Gunnery Officer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He was the first man in the 8th to complete 25 mission combat tour. He got credit for the destruction of two Focke-Wulf 190s on 20 Dece
Died 4 February 1944
American Air Museum
AIRFIELD AIRFIELD - CHATEAUDUN (last resort) AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD.
Locations: AVORD (Primary) 28200 Châteaudun, France 28200 Châteaudun, France CHATEAUROUX/MARTINERE (Primary) DARBERT (Last r
Mission date: 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Edgar Albert. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort Romilly Sur Seine, having attacked some Fw190's, section was bounced by three Bf109's out of the sun. Lt
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Carl Bohnisch. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 2 December 1943. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant John Giffin. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 2 December 1943. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Harold Spink. Bombardier, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Richard Albert. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Mid-air collision during local training flight on 5-Feb-44 in P-47D 42-7943 and crashed near Wangford, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Roger Phillips. Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Mid-air collision during local training flight on 5 Feb 1944 in P-47C #41-6319 and crashed near Wangford, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Joseph Morin. Tail Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 2 December 1943. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Hall. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Silas Bailey. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 3 Feb 1944, B-24D #41-24192 'Dogpatch Raider' lost an engine and aborted during a mission to Emden and during the landing attempt, a/c appe
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Bernard Ohler. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant William Leverich. Top Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined squad 2 December 1943. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Acti
Died 5 February 1944
American Air Museum
Major Virgil Fields. Pilot - C/O, 31st Fighter Group. Major Virgil C. Fields became a World War II Ace, scoring five victories during the period from April 6, 1943 to January 28, 1944. C/O of 307th Fighter Sqn, 31st Fighter Grp, 12th AF USAAF, he made the
Died 6 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Myron Goldman. Co-Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down by flak on a mission to Dyon, FR on 6 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-97498 'Padded Cell'. Crew baled out and a/c crashed near Bricey. Killed in Action (
Died 6 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William Ashton. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Dijon, shot down by Fw190 and crashed near Évreux on 6-Feb-44 in P-38J 42-67893 on return from a bomber suppor
Died 6 February 1944
American Air Museum
Surgeon Mary Hannah Frances Ivens CBE , French Red Cross
Died 6 February 1944
Lives of the First World War
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES.
Locations: Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt, Germany SIRACOURT (Primary) Watten, France
Mission date: 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Westrum. Co-Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 Feb 1944. B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt am Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Eno Compton. Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Service (KIS) on 8 Feb 1944 when his B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt-am-Main.
His wife
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Randall Toye. Navigator, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 Feb 1944. B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt am Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Ettlinger. Bombardier, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Service (KIS) on 8 Feb 1944 when his B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt-am-Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Dale Hood. Radio Operator, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 Feb 1944. B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt am Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Marion Shinpaugh. Left Waist Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 Feb 1944. B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt am Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Ernest Taylor. Tail Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 Feb 1944. B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt am Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Fred Douglas. Right Waist Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Service (KIS) on 8 Feb 1944 when his B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt-am-Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Schuetz. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 Feb 1944. B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt am Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Leonard Halphen. Engineer, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Service (KIS) on 8 Feb 1944 when his B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt-am-Main.
Died 8 February 1944
American Air Museum