Online (photo) archives (2nd edition)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

Let's try again.

Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Hanno

Good idea.

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





regards
Darrell

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thank Darrell

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

H.

NL-HaNA_2.24.01.03_0_900-2399.jpg

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

[Tony Smith]

New Zealand's Alexander Turnbull Collection:

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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Not easy to find what you’re looking for:

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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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 "

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

French archive (found here):

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

[Alex van de Wetering]

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

[Jordan Baker]

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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

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

nam.co.uk 105990.jpg

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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

Some tasters:

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

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

GA-019052_20455.jpeg
Source: https://archieven.coda-apeldoorn.nl/...0506&id=349324

GA10538_31_T-9A(1).jpeg
Source: https://archieven.coda-apeldoorn.nl/...25534&id=30803

[Hanno Spoelstra]

ANP Historical Archive:

https://www.anp-archief.nl

[Larry Hayward]

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?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Larry Hayward

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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

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

[Alex van de Wetering]

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

[Mike K]

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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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".


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


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

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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

[Alex van de Wetering]

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/

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Loads of veteran's stories and interesting photos:

https://www.thememoryproject.com/

"The Memory Project Archive houses more than 2,800 testimonials and over 10,000 images from veterans of the First World War, Second World War, the Korean War and peacekeeping missions. While the archive no longer accepts submissions, it remains the largest of its kind in Canada. Canadians can access the interviews, digitized artifacts and book a speaker at www.thememoryproject.com/stories."

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Search https://natlib.govt.nz/ to find images like:


"Members of 10 Light Aid Detachment, NZ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to 5 NZ Fd Park Coy, changing truck engine, probably at Burbeita. Man in peaked cap identified as Lt G D Pollock, later Col Pollock. Taken circa 1941 by an official photographer."
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"Party of NZers examining a knocked out enemy truck near Bardia in Libya during World War II. The truck was abandoned by the Axis forces in the early days of their November retreat. The weapon protruding from the rear of the truck is a German anti tank rifle. Photograph taken circa November 1942 by H Paton."
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"Captain G H Levien (Auckland) beside his NZ Medical truck at Sidi Haneish near Baggush in Egypt, during World War II. Shows flooded desert conditions early in November 1942 when the 8th Army had commenced its pursuit of the defeated Axis forces from Alamein. Photograph taken circa 7 November 1942 by Captain G H Levien."
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"New Zealanders wash their truck in the Volturno River in Italy during World War II. Photograph taken circa 24 April 1944 by George Robert Bull."
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"In the town of Medicina, a Sherman dozer prepares the way for two New Zealand tanks [Priest Kangaroo APC] to pass, carrying military personnel. Photograph taken in April 1945, by G F Kaye.
Note on back of file print reads: "? Brit self propelled guns." "No - Appears to be Grant chassis without turret". 4th NZ Armed Brigade is also noted as a subject.
Vehicle in the foreground identified as a Priest Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier by a researcher.
Date 17 Apr 1945"
DA-09220-F.jpg

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

"Party of NZers examining a knocked out enemy truck near Bardia in Libya during World War II. The truck was abandoned by the Axis forces in the early days of their November retreat. The weapon protruding from the rear of the truck is a German anti tank rifle. Photograph taken circa November 1942 by H Paton."
Attachment 119128

Truck is a Chev CMP 11/12 Cab and the weapon is a Mk1 Boys AT.

November 1942 was the third time Bardia changed hands, so there is a possibility that the truck had been captured earlier by the Germans and lost again at Bardia, but it is certainly of Allied origin.

[Mike K]

https://repository.monash.edu/collections/show/54

[Hanno Spoelstra]

This link was shared by Mike Kelly:

"WWII Archive: A collection of public domain World War II books, radio broadcasts, V-discs, films, and other ephemera. Curated by a librarian. Thanks for the support & please consider donating to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or the Internet Archive (so that others can enjoy this WWII Archive in the future)."

https://archive.org/details/wwIIarchive

[Mike K]

One of many

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/744399

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/?...ge&query=truck

[Mike K]

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/733367

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/334092

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/731992

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/803615

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/787122

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/314512

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/751029

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/315003

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/743509

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/314523

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/309999

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/738536

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/325792

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/707317

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/742529

[Hanno Spoelstra]

For the Rotterdam City Archives, see https://stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/

E.g.: "The clearing of a German defensive wall at the Westzeedijk by Canadian soldiers." June 1945
NL-RtSA_4282_XXXIII-665-01.jpg
Source: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/9B2C...5A354D374D7712


"The entry of Canadian soldiers, who are welcomed by civilians at the post office on the Meent. "

Note the road tyre tread on this Ford CMP truck:
NL-RtSA_4140_1977-3608-01.jpg
Source: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/532C...B441126FA4EBB4