Online (photo) archives (2nd edition)
 

Another thread which has gone missing... http://mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?p=157250

Let's try again.

Hanno

Dutch archives
 

Here is a list of online Dutch archives (non-exhaustive):

Ministry of Defence: https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/

Library of Zeeland: https://digitaal.dezb.nl/beeldbank/

Collectie Nederland: https://data.collectienederland.nl/

Image bank NIOD: https://www.niod.nl/en/imagebase-ww2 - refers to Image bank: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/en/

home page for archival research: https://www.archieven.nl/en

Find some more via https://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/ke...nen/archieven/

Only some have an English language version, but searching should be intuitive.

Enjoy!
Hanno

Hi Hanno

Good idea. :thup2:

Faces of the Second World War. A library and Archives Canada (LAC) effort:
"...This database features photographs of men and women who served in the Canadian Forces during the Second World War. Taken from the Department of National Defence (DND) collection at Library and Archives Canada, these photographs depict military life during the Second World War...".

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...world-war.aspx

http://data2.archives.ca/ap/a/a190211-v6.jpg

http://data2.archives.ca/ap/a/a177591-v6.jpg

regards
Darrell

Thank Darrell :thup:

Here's another Dutch archive: https://www.nationaalarchief.nl

H.

Attachment 110340

Source: https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onde...8-003048976d84

New Zealand's Alexander Turnbull Collection:

https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a...raphic-archive

Not easy to find what you’re looking for:

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google: http://images.google.com/hosted/life

NOT easy to search.... these have no other caption than " War 1939 - 1945 World War 2 2 Of 2 "

Attachment 110428 Attachment 110429

French archive (found here):

http://www.archives-manche.fr/

More Dutchies:

West Brabants archief (Bergen op Zoom): https://westbrabantsarchief.nl/

Archive of Brabant: https://www.bhic.nl/memorix/images/s...03236%7D%20asc

Noord-Hollands archief: https://noord-hollandsarchief.nl/bee...59992%7D%20asc

Alex

Not quite a photo archive. However they have every issue of Macleans Magazine. There is some interesting wartime articles.

https://archive.macleans.ca/issues/1945

Amsterdam
 

The Amsterdam image bank has quite number of pictures of the liberation of our capital, but also of other towns in the Netherlands:

Search for "bevrijding" (liberation): https://beeldbank.amsterdam.nl/

Attachment 110682

http://www.stilltimecollection.co.uk/ has a selection of pictures of military trucks:

Attachment 110790
Source: http://www.stilltimecollection.co.uk...harrogate.html

The ladies' headgear would appear to be somewhat unusual. Without seeming to be culturally insensitive, what is it?

They are traditional Dutch headdress called oorijzer or ear-irons, which varied in material and size per town or region. The were adorned by a lace cap.

Back in those days women would not go outside except when fully dressed up in traditional clothes.

Read more here:
https://pinsndls.com/2012/12/06/myst...nday-oorijzer/
https://www.iamexpat.nl/lifestyle/li...dutch-clothing

Nam
 

The British National Army Museum has an online archive as well:

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/

Attachment 112192

Ram tanks of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Home Front, 1944.

The Ram was a Cruiser tank designed and built in Canada, based on the American M3 Medium tank. Around 2000 were produced until mid-1943 when the decision was made to adopt the Sherman tank for all British and Canadian armoured units. Although the majority of Ram's were not used in combat, a few were converted into observation post vehicles during the North West Europe campaign (1944-1945).

From an album containing 233 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-16-226
Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright
Location

National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail....5-03-63-16-226

Dordrecht
 

Search for "bevrijding" at https://beeldbank.regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl/ for many pictures taken in Dordrecht

Attachment 112518

Apeldoorn archives
 

The city of Apeldoorn has its own online archive: https://www.coda-apeldoorn.nl/nl/archief/beeldbank

Some tasters:

Attachment 113092
Source: https://archieven.coda-apeldoorn.nl/...16579&id=49537

Attachment 113093
Source: https://archieven.coda-apeldoorn.nl/...4157&id=123599

Attachment 113094
Source: https://archieven.coda-apeldoorn.nl/...0506&id=349324

Attachment 113095
Source: https://archieven.coda-apeldoorn.nl/...25534&id=30803

ANP Historisch Archief
 

ANP Historical Archive:

https://www.anp-archief.nl

Archives
 

Hanno, this list is very useful but does anyone have a link for Canadian Military photos, as I have not found a searchable archive online yet?

Larry,

See Daryll’s like above to the Library and Archives Canada (LAC):

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

“Library & Archives Canada: “Army Numerical” Series (110 Albums) Now Available Online”

https://canadianfilmandphotounit.ca/...ilable-online/

"Oud Ommen", Ommen NL: https://www.oudommen.nl/beeldbank/?category=64&page=3

Commer Q4
 

Nice!

Commer Q4 (quite rare) in Ommen:

Attachment 114083

https://www.oudommen.nl/gallery/inde...s/Ommen/F84b1l

"Beeld en Geluid", Dutch....mostly movies.

http://in.beeldengeluid.nl/collectie...sultsOnly=true

Wilfrid laurier university
 

"Scholars Commons @ Laurier is an online collection of the intellectual, creative, and scholarly output of the Wilfrid Laurier University community. Scholars Commons creates a consolidated Web presence for the dissemination, promotion, and preservation of research and scholarly publishing at Laurier. The goal is to support open scholarly communication, collaboration, and lasting visibility and recognition for Laurier scholarship."

https://scholars.wlu.ca/

This repository hosts many interesting articles, like:

• “Not Competent to Produce Tanks”: The Ram and Tank Production in Canada, 1939–1945 - https://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh/vol11/iss1/3/
  
• Close Fire Support: The Sexton Self-Propelled Gun and the 23rd Field Regiment, 1942-45 - https://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh/vol16/iss4/5/
  
• “Kangaroos at War”: the History of the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment - https://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh/vol4/iss2/5/

Another Dutch archive; "Mijn stad, mijn Dorp", Historisch Centrum Overijssel

https://mijnstadmijndorp.nl/app/zoek...ry/?nav_id=1-1

State Library QLD pics
 

Just letting everybody know the SLQ have some nice pics with a zoom function

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv..._pid=IE1378333

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv..._pid=IE1349570

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv...s_pid=IE145290

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv...ps_pid=IE10117

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv...ps_pid=IE15610

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv..._pid=IE1142329

https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/deliv..._pid=IE1195003

Royal New Zealand Air Force Archives
 

Excellent pics in the RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force Archives.

See for example https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz...on/?q=%20truck for a search on the term "truck".


Attachment 117936
Source: https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz...40-66.jpg.info


Attachment 117937
https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz...49141.JPG.info

www.oorloginblik.nl hosts a lot of Dutch audiovisual heritage from 1933 till 1950

Incl. e.g. Operation Faust at http://www.oorloginblik.nl/film/niod/2759771? from 48:40

WW2 Aerial photographs

Wageningen university (covers NL):
https://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/geoportal/raf

Dotka Originals (covers NL, Belgium and Germany) :
https://originals.dotkadata.com/#!1

NCAP (covers world)
https://ncap.org.uk/search?view=map

Laurier Military history archive (covers world):
http://lmharchive.ca/navigate-by-country/