Bluff Collection

Volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak, California
On 22nd May 1915, Lassen Peak in California, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, erupted explosively - dramatically depicted in this postcard, taken from the town of Red Bluff

Soldier from the First City Troop, Philadelphia, in uniform and helmet with a plume, standing on a bluff over looking a river, perhaps the Schuylkill or the Delaware. Date 1839

Blind Mans Buff
Children playing Blind Mans Buff at a Christmas party

A Merry Christmas magic lantern slide, Victorian period

BLACKBIRD'S BURIAL
Omaha chief Blackbird asks to be buried, with his favourite war-horse, on top of a bluff overlooking the Missouri river Date: circa 1860

Rabbits and other animals playing blind man's bluff by M. Sherborne (no title)

Panorama of Yokohama viewed from The Bluff - Japan - May, 1929. Date: circa 1929

Dodges Bluff, Canyon of Gand River, Canyon, Colorado
Vintage 19th century photograph: Dodges Bluff, Canyon of the Grand River, Canyon, railway tracks, near Utaline Colorado

Betty Beryl in A E Smiths Revue, All Bluff, now in 20th year of tour. Date: early 20th century

Rickshaw on The Bluff, Nagasaki. Vintage 19th century photograph

Cherry blossom of the bluff, Yokohama city, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, Palingbeek
Three Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre

Victorian Greeting Card - Blind Mans Buff
Five kittens playing blind mans bluff. Date: circa 1890

British Garrison Parade Ground, The Bluff, Yokohama, Japan 1870s. Date: 1870s

Bluff gardens Yokohama, Japan 1880s. Date: 1880s

Cowboy at Canyons Edge Date: 1948

RACIAL / BLACKBIRD BURIAL
Omaha chief Blackbird asks to be buried, with his favourite war-horse, on top of a bluff overlooking the Missouri river Date: circa 1860

Game of Blind Mans Buff at a childrens party
A game of Blind Mans Buff (or Bluff) at a childrens party in the early 19th century. Date: circa 1830

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - East Rock from Indian Head Date: circa 1930s

The Queen of Sheba: An Amusing Christmas Game
A reworking of blind mans bluff, in The Queen of Sheba the man must approach and kiss a selected girl whilst blind-folded; however the women take advantage of the mans blind-folded state

Captain Scotts Antarctic Expedition, South Pole, Antarctica. Showing the First Sledge Party to the Bluff. Date: 1900s

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Removing top soil
A new type of shovel removing the top soil from a bluff in the Cotswold Hills. A typically elaborate contraption by the gadget king

Garden Scene - Geisha - Japan - Blind Mans Buff
Garden Scene - Geisha - Japan - Four Geisha Girls playing a game (similar to Blind Mans Buff?) Date: circa 1905

Signpost at Bluff, South Island, New Zealand
The signpost at Stirling Point, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand, showing distances to major cities around the world. Bluff is the southernmost town in New Zealand

Steps leading to The Bluff, Yokohama, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Idylls of the KIng, 1559-1885. By English poet Lord ALfred T
Idylls of the KIng. Published 1559-1885. Cycle narrative poems by English poet Lord ALfred Tennyson (1809-1892). Engraving by Gustave Dor?. Brittany coast

Thre Bluff Gardens, Yokohama, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Four kittens playing blind mans bluff on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Deceiving the enemy
While the majority of their colleagues retreat to a line of trenches further back, some British soldiers remain in the front trench to convince the Germans that the trench is still fully occupied

View towards The Bluff, Yokohama, Japan

The winner. Theres no need for luck when a man has pluck, A smile and a cheerful song, and passes on strife in the game of life to help the world along

City of Concord, N. H. - From the high bluff about 80 rods no
City of Concord, N.H. - From the high bluff about 80 rods north east of the Free Bridge. Date between 1851 and 1855

Japan - Yokohama - Bluff District - almost completely destroyed by the 1923 Kanto Great Earthquake. Date: circa 1910

Chapel at Coldspring
The Chapel of Our Lady, at Coldspring (New York) stands on a bluff overlooking the Hudson river. Date: 1850

Gallipoli soldiers WWI
Soldiers guarding on Ghurka Bluff at Gallipoli during World War I

The wagon road at Chapmans Bar Bluff, British Columbia, 188
Illustration showing the rocky gorge of Chapmans Bar Bluff, with a wagon road cut out of the mountainside, British Columbia, 1882

The Civil War in America: retreat of the Federalists (Unioni
Minor battle at Balls Bluff, showing the retreat of the Unionist soldiers into the river

American Civil war. The Fight at Balls Bluff, Upper Potomac
Desperate effort made by the 15th Massachusetts regiment to clear the woods by a bayonet charge. From a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly

Blind Mans Buff
Courting couples use a game of Blind Mans Buff as an excuse to canoodle in corners of the room, leaving a rotund man with a red face playing alone with an enthusiastic child!

Game of Blind Mans Buff at a childrens party
A game of Blind Mans Buff (or Bluff) at a childrens party in the early 19th century

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