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FILE - This file photo of June 10, 2011 shows photographer Mike Mitchell with some of his photographs of The Beatles on exhibit at a hotel in London. On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, Christie's auction house will sell the collection of 50 silver gelatin print Kirsty Wigglesworth, File, Associated Press
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FILE - This file photo of February 11, 1964, provided by Christie's auction house from a collection of photos of The Beatles shot by photographer Mike Mitchell, shows the group during their first U.S. concert, at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C Christie's, Mike Mitchell, File, Associated Press
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FILE - This file photo of February 11, 1964, provided by Christie's auction house from a collection of photos of The Beatles shot by photographer Mike Mitchell, shows Ringo Starr during the group's first U.S. concert, at the Washington Coliseum in Washing Christie's, Mike Mitchell, File, Associated Press

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Never-before-seen photographs of the Beatles' first U.S. concert in Washington, D.C., have been sold in New York for more than $360,000.

The Beatles played their first U.S. concert on Feb. 11, 1964, at the Washington Coliseum, two days after their debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

Mike Mitchell, of Washington, was 18 at the time and took photographs just feet away. Fifty silver gelatin prints he made from negatives were sold individually at Christie's auction house Wednesday night.

The images, plus photos from another Beatles concert, had been estimated to fetch a total of just $100,000.

Among the highlights is a backlit photograph Mitchell shot while standing directly behind the Fab Four. It sold for over $68,000. It had been expected to bring $2,000-$3,000.

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