NoShitBlog / History

The past is
never far away.

People, places, and moments worth remembering. Explore historical photographs and stories from the world before ours.

Browse the journal

People & portraits Places & cultures Moments & memories

From the archive

6,737 posts / Page 38

Hunter S. THompson, John Cusack & Johnny Depp in the 90s.

Archive / 741Added Jun 25, 2026

Hunter S. THompson, John Cusack & Johnny Depp in the 90s.

Beautiful lady with a thick head of dark hair posing for the the camera, Montreal, Canada, 1887. Glass negative

Archive / 742Added Jun 24, 2026

Beautiful lady with a thick head of dark hair posing for the the camera, Montreal, Canada, 1887. Glass negative

On 6-24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the Upstairs Lounge, a popular gay bar and home to the Metropolitan Community Church in NO French Quarter. Pictured here is the trapped Rev. Bill Larson, an openly gay pastor who led the congregation and provided a safe sanctuary to worship.

Archive / 743Added Jun 24, 2026

On 6-24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the Upstairs Lounge, a popular gay bar and home to the Metropolitan Community Church in NO French Quarter. Pictured here is the trapped Rev. Bill Larson, an openly gay pastor who led the congregation and provided a safe sanctuary to worship.

“So… What’s Your Beef?” 2014 cartoon depicting the continuous discrimination against Black Americans in US history, published after the police killing of Michael Brown

Archive / 744Added Jun 24, 2026

“So… What’s Your Beef?” 2014 cartoon depicting the continuous discrimination against Black Americans in US history, published after the police killing of Michael Brown

A victim of the heatwave, in front of him a pile of saucers, equivalent to his number of drinks (so far...); France - Paris, June 1941 (WW2)

Archive / 745Added Jun 24, 2026

A victim of the heatwave, in front of him a pile of saucers, equivalent to his number of drinks (so far...); France - Paris, June 1941 (WW2)

My dad on school picture day, 1977. 💛📚

Archive / 746Added Jun 24, 2026

My dad on school picture day, 1977. 💛📚

National Bolshevik woman standing in front of the Home Front to Front Memorial in Magnitogorsk, Russia, 1995.

Archive / 747Added Jun 24, 2026

National Bolshevik woman standing in front of the Home Front to Front Memorial in Magnitogorsk, Russia, 1995.

Legendary Soviet rockstar Viktor Tsoi of Kino working his day job as a stoker in a Leningrad boiler room, required by law to avoid being prosecuted for "parasitism" (1986)

Archive / 748Added Jun 23, 2026

Legendary Soviet rockstar Viktor Tsoi of Kino working his day job as a stoker in a Leningrad boiler room, required by law to avoid being prosecuted for "parasitism" (1986)

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 fighter aircraft, from the 4th Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 (4./JG 54) of the Luftwaffe - discovered in the Leningrad Oblast, Soviet Union, photo from 1989.

Archive / 749Added Jun 23, 2026

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 fighter aircraft, from the 4th Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 (4./JG 54) of the Luftwaffe - discovered in the Leningrad Oblast, Soviet Union, photo from 1989.

Happy Fathers Day!

Archive / 750Added Jun 23, 2026

Happy Fathers Day!

“The City of Dallas Spent $500,000 Filling This Hole” -- USA, 1980s

Archive / 751Added Jun 23, 2026

“The City of Dallas Spent $500,000 Filling This Hole” -- USA, 1980s

My dad, in the 80s to now. Same t shirt. 16-62 of I’m not mistaken. Cool as they come man I can tell yall that for sure.

Archive / 752Added Jun 23, 2026

My dad, in the 80s to now. Same t shirt. 16-62 of I’m not mistaken. Cool as they come man I can tell yall that for sure.

Marine Staff Sergeant A. S. Barnacle shaving at a washstand that is half-submerged, 05-28-1945 (820x1220)

Archive / 753Added Jun 23, 2026

Marine Staff Sergeant A. S. Barnacle shaving at a washstand that is half-submerged, 05-28-1945 (820x1220)

A weekly food ration for one adult in the United Kingdom, 1942.

Archive / 754Added Jun 22, 2026

A weekly food ration for one adult in the United Kingdom, 1942.

Grandpa was often mistaken for Walt Disney when he was younger. Los Angeles, early 1950s.

Archive / 755Added Jun 22, 2026

Grandpa was often mistaken for Walt Disney when he was younger. Los Angeles, early 1950s.

Stanford Prison Experiment, 1971 — psychologist Philip Zimbardo's study was shut down after just 6 days when "guards" began psychologically torturing "prisoners"

Archive / 756Added Jun 22, 2026

Stanford Prison Experiment, 1971 — psychologist Philip Zimbardo's study was shut down after just 6 days when "guards" began psychologically torturing "prisoners"

Cartoon from 2023 created by an Israeli cartoonist Guy Morad critizicing spitting on christians.

Archive / 757Added Jun 22, 2026

Cartoon from 2023 created by an Israeli cartoonist Guy Morad critizicing spitting on christians.

Mother and children pose for their professional studio photo, 1960s.

Archive / 758Added Jun 21, 2026

Mother and children pose for their professional studio photo, 1960s.

Farm workers having lunch near combine harvesters - during harvest season in the Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, c. 1973.

Archive / 759Added Jun 21, 2026

Farm workers having lunch near combine harvesters - during harvest season in the Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, c. 1973.

A Royal Canadian Army Medic bandages the burnt leg of a French boy as his brother looks on. Taken in Villons-les-Buissons, France during the Battle of Normandy. 19 June 1944

Archive / 760Added Jun 21, 2026

A Royal Canadian Army Medic bandages the burnt leg of a French boy as his brother looks on. Taken in Villons-les-Buissons, France during the Battle of Normandy. 19 June 1944