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).
William Lange. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) mid air collision over Horsham during assembling for mission on PFF plane 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
4-cylindrig marinmotor från Pentaverken, utställd vid Volvoutställningen i Stockholm 1944, den 1 september.
1 September 1944
Tekniska museet
Captain Leland Griffith. Command Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) was command pilot on PFF plane 'Liberty Bell' that had a mid air collision while assembling over the base before going on mission. All aboard Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Hellandsjö, Fru Gertud (Nälsåker) Oslo".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Hellandsjö, Kirsti Oslo".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Hellandsjö, Kirsti Oslo".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Ivarsson, Fr. Viola Här kopia".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Josefsson, Herr John Groland St. Höga".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Josefsson, Herr John Groland, St. Höga".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Josefsson, Kurt Groland St. Höga".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Melander, Brudparet O. Här bruden".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
Enligt fotografens journal nr 7 19441950: "Svensson, Astrid Kyrkeby Jörlanda".
1 September 1944
Bohusläns museum
First Lieutenant Burton Smith. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) while assembling over Horsham in PFF plane 'Liberty Bell." The a/c encountered prop wash at an altitude of 300 feet in a 40 degree bank causing the a/c to stall
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Clay Byers. Radar (H2X) Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. KIA when his aircraft encountered prop wash at an altitude of approx. 300 feet and in a 40 degree bank shortly after take off. The a/c stalled and crashed. All 12 on board were KIA
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Homer Harris. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) while assembling over base after take off in mid air collision in 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant John French. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Head of a Prisoner after Solitary Confinement, Changi Gaol, September 1944
1 September 1944
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Lawrence Langer. Pathfinder Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over HOrsham while assembling for mission as lead PFF plane. B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Russians Repairing the Bombed Wooden Quay at Murmansk with HM Trawler Lord Austin alongside : September 1944
1 September 1944
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Donald Hoeffler. Bombardier, 490th Bomb Group. Member of Frey crew
2nd Lieutenant Donald J. Hoeffler was born March 30, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Gerald and Dorothea Hoeffler, and a sister, Mrs. T. B. Jackson. He was from
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Jones. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. 37 missions. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 September 1944 in P-47 #26543.
AM
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Anthony Mulone. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over Horsham while assembling for mission as Lead PFFplane in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Burt Whited. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over Horsham while assembling for mission as lead PFF plane in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Burl Whited. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Bernard Hochheiser. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision while assembling over Horsham as Lead PFF Plane for mission in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Thomas Hughes. Aerial Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Donald Call. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Horsham shortly after takeoff for mission in PFF plane 'Liberty Belle'. They had stopped at Horsham to pick up a command pilot for the mi
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Willis Benagh. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 September 1944
American Air Museum
Under motorhuven på Volvos fredsbil modell PV 444, utställd vid Volvoutställningen i Stockholm 1944, den 1 september.
1 September 1944
Tekniska museet
ANVIL (USN Aphrodite equivalent) MISSION: Heligoland U-boat pens..
Locations: Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK
Mission date: 3 September 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY.
Locations: LUDWIGSHAFEN/OPAU (Primary)
Mission date: 3 September 1944
American Air Museum
Captain David Lewis. Navigator, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 3 September 1944 in AC #4238119.
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 3 September 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT AIRCRAFT FACTORY.
Locations: KARLSRUHE (Primary) LUDWIGSHAFEN (Primary) STUTTGART (Primary)
Mission date: 5 September 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Gray Doyle. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Reine in P-47 44-19573
Died 5 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Garrett. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-52587 'Shoo Shoo Baby' crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944.
He successfully evaded
Died 5 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Petry. Bombardier, 486th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Mid air collision and crashed at Brest in B-17 Nobody Gotszit #4337949
Died 5 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Quince Brown. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Scheiden in P-47 'Okie II' #4419569
78th FG 84th FS. Major Brown was the first American pilot to strafe a Nazi ground target in WW2.Hi
Died 6 September 1944
American Air Museum
Matron-in-Chief Evelyn Augusta Conyers, RRC and Bar , Australian Army Nursing Service
Died 6 September 1944
Lives of the First World War
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRCRAFT FACTORY MARSHALLING YARDS OIL DEPOT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OIL REFINERY.
Locations: GUSTAVSBURG (Primary) KARLSRUHE (Primary) KASSEL (Primary) LUDWIGSHAFEN (Secondary) LUDWIGSHAFEN/OPAU (Primary)
Mission date: 8 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Thomas Bowles. , 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) on Osnabruck Germany mission
Died 8 September 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Russell Whitmer. Pilot, 25th Bomb Group. KIFA Aircraft de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight.
Died 8 September 1944
American Air Museum
Master Sergeant Raymond Armstrong. Radar Technician, 25th Bomb Group. KIFA aircraft de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight.
Died 8 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Warren Wade. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Rechicourt in B-17 Shady Lady #4297385
Aircraft lost Ludwigahaven 8 Sep 1944
Died 8 September 1944
American Air Museum