Felice Beato Photograph Collection
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publisher: Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
encoded as: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
topic: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
subject: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
has part: Biographical History for: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
topic: Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura
subject: Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura
topic: Farmhouse on canal's side
subject: Farmhouse on canal's side
topic: Farmers in agricultural field
subject: Farmers in agricultural field
topic: Kanazawa view from hill
subject: Kanazawa view from hill
topic: Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki
subject: Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki
topic: Negishi Bay from Fudozaka Slope [View on the New Road]
subject: Negishi Bay from Fudozaka Slope [View on the New Road]
topic: Pagoda at Kamakura
subject: Pagoda at Kamakura
topic: Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
subject: Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
topic: Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence
subject: Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence
topic: Yokohama from the new road
subject: Yokohama from the new road

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Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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is publisher of: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
administers: Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
provides access to: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
provides access to: Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura
provides access to: Farmhouse on canal's side
provides access to: Farmers in agricultural field
provides access to: Kanazawa view from hill
provides access to: Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki
provides access to: Negishi Bay from Fudozaka Slope [View on the New Road]
provides access to: Pagoda at Kamakura
provides access to: Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
provides access to: Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence
provides access to: Yokohama from the new road

Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Felice Beato Photograph Collection
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created: 2007-09-24
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Encoded Archival Description
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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
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Felice Beato Photograph Collection
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access provided by: Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
level: collection
identifier: PH 4
date: 1863-1871
date created accumulated string: 1863-1871
date created accumulated start: 1863
date created accumulated end: 1871
produced in: Creation of Felice Beato Photograph Collection
extent: 1 box
extent: (1.5 linear ft.)
language: eng
origination: Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
custodial history: This collection was originally found housed with the John Thomson Photograph Collection (PH 2) and the Walter Bentley Woodbury Photograph Collection (PH 3), which seems to indicate that the images were acquired together.
scopecontent: The Beato Collection includes ten images taken by Felice Beato in Japan between 1863 and 1871, including his famous view of Daibutsu, the Great Buddha at Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura; his view of one of the residences of the Shimabara clan; two very scarce views of a farmhouse and agricultural laborers, probably taken along the Tokaido Road; two views of Yokohama; and a fine view of a naval fleet at Nagasaki.
access restrictions: The collection is open for research.
processing: Collection was processed and images scanned by Meghan Fahey, August 2007.
associated with: Temples--Japan--Photographs
associated with: Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
associated with: Japan--Social life and customs
associated with: Japan--Photographs
associated with: Nagasaki (Japan)--Photographs
associated with: Yokohama (Japan)--Photographs
associated with: Albumen prints
associated with: Photographs
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has part: Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura
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has part: Farmhouse on canal's side
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has part: Kanazawa view from hill
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has part: Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki
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has part: Negishi Bay from Fudozaka Slope [View on the New Road]
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has part: Pagoda at Kamakura
aggregates: Pagoda at Kamakura
has part: Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
aggregates: Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
has part: Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence
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has part: Yokohama from the new road
aggregates: Yokohama from the new road

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Time of Creation of Felice Beato Photograph Collection
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1 box
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Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
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is origination of: Felice Beato Photograph Collection

Biographical History for: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
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body: Background Note Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki A pioneer in war photography and the photography of Japan, Felice Beato is believed to have been born between 1825 and 1830 on the Greek Island of Corfu, then a British protectorate. Although little certain can be said about his formal training or early career, Beato is known to have begun work as a photographer as early as 1851, when he traveled to Constantinople with his brother Antonio to work for James Robertson, an experienced photographer who would later become their brother-in-law. By 1853, the Beatos and Robertson had formed a partnership, taking touristic images of famous sites throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Palestine. In 1855, Robertson and Beato shifted course and lit out to document the Crimean War battlefields at Balaklava, following immediately on the heels of the photographer Roger Fenton. Three years later, Beato ventured even further afield, heading to Calcutta and northern India to take photographs of the devastation following the Lucknow Revolt, and producing a series of graphic images that are sometimes considered to include the earliest depictions of war dead. After spending an undetermined period of time in England, Beato left for Japan prior to 1863, and although he was not the first photographer there, his images are among the best known of the late Edo period. Once settled in Yokohama, he opened a photographic and art studio with the English journalist and illustrator Charles Wirgman, producing a stunning array of views, portraits, ethnographic images, and genre scenes over almost a decade and a half. He traveled throughout Honshu and other Japanese islands, becoming the official photographer on the military expedition to Shimonoseki in September 1864, and producing a widely reproduced series of views of Nagasaki and its surroundings shortly thereafter. After a fire destroyed all of his negatives in 1866, Beato resumed work with great energy. In 1871, he accompanied a United States naval ex…
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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura
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date: 1866
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Farmhouse on canal's side
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date: 1868
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Farmers in agricultural field
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Kanazawa view from hill
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Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki
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date: 1864-1868
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Negishi Bay from Fudozaka Slope [View on the New Road]
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date: 1868
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Pagoda at Kamakura
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Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
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is part of: Felice Beato Photograph Collection
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access provided by: Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
level: item
date: 1871
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Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence
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date: 1863
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Yokohama from the new road
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Creation of Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura
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Creation of Farmhouse on canal's side
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Creation of Farmers in agricultural field
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Creation of Kanazawa view from hill
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Creation of Kaisando Temple, Nagasaki
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Creation of Negishi Bay from Fudozaka Slope [View on the New Road]
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Creation of Pagoda at Kamakura
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Creation of Port of Nagasaki with American and British warships
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Creation of Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence
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Creation of Yokohama from the new road
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