Photographs
Harrington and Co stock an excellent collection of ephemera including rare photos, postcards and collectors cards. Whether you are a history enthusiast yourself or are looking for a truly special one-off gift, we always have amazing and rare items in stock.
We source our stock locally and from the US, so the content is incredibly varied and interesting. Many of our pieces have been purchased for museums and top collectors worldwide. Browse our collection below to find the perfect piece of history.
SUPER RARE c1902 PHOTO OF BOOROODABIN BOWLS CLUB CLUBHOUSE. (Brisbane)
$139
Image size measures 14cms x 11.7cms, in urgent need of restoration, taped to rear and some losses and creasing. Super rare though despite condition.
c1935 SUPER RARE MELBOURNE STEAMSHIP LINE TSMV DUNTROON SHIPS CREW LARGE PHOTO.
$349
Possibly taken to celebrate it’s maiden voyage undertaken in 1935, definately pre WW2. Sold with an unused postcard of the same period. Photograph size 20.5cms x 16cms, overall matted size 30.5cms x 25cms. Great condition & super rare,...
c1900 RARE LARGE PHOTO. MARYBOROUGH QLD CO-OP DAIRY COMPANY BUTTER FACTORY.
$249
The photographers details are bottom left, L Hunter, Maryborough. Photo size 19.7cms x 14cms, overall matted size 30cms x 22cms. Damage to outer margin of matting bottom right corner, otherwise nice. No other details are known about the photo. A...
SUPER RARE 1908 SHACKLETONS ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION REAL PHOTO POSTCARD. THE NIMROD
$599
The postcard is dated 8/3/08, just 2 months after Shackleton departed on his expedition & is entitled Nimrod & Escorts, Jan 1, 1908. Research failed to find another example of the postcard. The sender of the postcard appears not to be...
RARE T E LAWRENCE / LAWRENCE of ARABIA UNDOCUMENTED ? LARGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT
$2,999
SUPER RARE !!! Extensive research has failed to find another example of the print / photo in private hands or institutions. Judging by the style of the bike & clothing it dates post WW1, late 1920s / early 1930s. We also tried researching the...
SUPER RARE ONE OF THE LAST IMAGES OF CZAR NICHOLAS II of RUSSIA BEFORE EXECUTION
$399
A very large full page newspaper extract dated c1917 from the New York Times Mid Week Pictorial. By the time the photograph appeared in the paper, it was already 2 months out of date. The Imperial family had already been moved to Western Siberia &...
1800s FRAMED AMBROTYPE / TINTYPE OF LADY in NICE CASE ex 1999 CHRISTIES AUCTION.
$259
Looks far better than the photographs depict. More than likely English in origin with the name of the lady, the location & photographer unknown. The photo measures 95mm x 70mm, the case measures 120mm x 95mm. The case is missing one side latch...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #11
$130
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the framing would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
RARE VIEW !! c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #10
$145
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the framing would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #9
$110
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the framing would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #8
$110
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the framing would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #7
$99
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the framing would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #6
$110
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the matting would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #4
$135
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the matting would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #3
$110
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The matting would cost approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane Views...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #2
$145
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The cost of the matting would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
c1900 LARGE MATTED PANORAMIC PHOTO BOOKPLATE VIEW OF BRISBANE. #1
$110
Matted on white acid free board, ready to frame. The price of the matting would be approx $100. Overall matted size 30cms x 48cms, bookplate 15cms x 34cms. Exact date unknown but c1900 - 1910. More than likely from a large souvenir booklet of Brisbane...
1860s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD FELICE BEATO, EXECUTION PHOTOGRAPH. #1
$799
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1860s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD FELICE BEATO, EXECUTION PHOTOGRAPH. #2
$799
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. RICKSHAW #3
$149
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTO. WATER FROM A WELL.
$149
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. RICE FIELD
$129
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. GARDEN RIDE.
$99
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH PUNT ON A LAKE
$129
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH.COUNTRY HUT.
$99
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. HOLDING HANDS.
$99
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. MEN ON PUNT.
$139
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. TEMPLE.
$99
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. BARREL MAKING.
$199
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. PLAYING a GAME
$129
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1900s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KARL LEWIS, YOKOHAMA PHOTOGRAPH. FLOWER BLOOMS
$89
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1800s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD “SCHOOL of YOKOHAMA” PHOTOGRAPH. PORCELAIN SHOP
$299
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1800s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD “SCHOOL of YOKOHAMA” PHOTOGRAPH. MOTHER & CHILD
$129
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...
1800s RARE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD “SCHOOL of YOKOHAMA” PHOTOGRAPH. LADY & FLOWERS
$139
On offer is a photograph from an Oriental Photographic Album that was dated 1904. The albums' contents consisted of numerous silver photo’s from the Meiji period with dates ranging from the 1860s to c1900. The contents of the album mainly...