Rare Pics

[Cliff]

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Elvis Presley archivists have found three rare photos dating back more than 50 years that show the young singer greeting fans at the gates of Graceland.
Negatives of the photos were discovered as archivists pored through a vast collection of documents from the office of Vernon Presley, Elvis' father. The office is a stop on the daily tour of Graceland, Elvis' Memphis estate.
Angie Marchese, director of archives at Elvis Presley Enterprises, said the negatives were tucked in a small envelope with no writing on it. Archivists scanned the negatives, and research revealed the photos were taken in 1957.
The three photos of the 22-year old performer have never been published, Marchese said, but a fourth picture from the same series has appeared on a limited basis in publications focusing on Elvis.
The black-and-white pictures give a glimpse of a young Elvis' connection with his fans, just as his hit All Shook Up was enjoying a run at No. 1 on the charts.
The photos show Elvis with his black pompadour, a jacket and long pants. Fans are standing at the closed gates and perched along the wall and brick columns that surround Graceland.
Some fans are sticking pieces of paper through the gates for Elvis to sign, and one photo shows Elvis apparently signing something.
Marchese said other photos and home movies in the archives show an older Elvis interacting with fans at Graceland, but the newly discovered pictures show the singer making time for his adoring public early in his career.
"It's really quite amazing that they weren't in our database already and we had never seen them before," Marchese said.
Marchese said the photos were taken shortly after Elvis bought the mansion and the gates were installed as a security measure.
The pictures will be displayed at a Graceland exhibit beginning Thursday, through the end of Elvis Week on August 16.

[CLAY]

Elvis had to be the most photograghed person in history :king:

[Awickedreigndrop]

That is such a cool picture!

[Cliff]

Elvis had to be the most photograghed person in history :king:

I agree Clay. The thing that often enters my mind is the fact there must be thousands of pics & Super 8 movies that people have taken through the years that no one knows about. You know, laying in a draw somewhere or someones attic.
I well remeber the time I was surfing the net and by sheer accident I clicked onto a web sight for a ski lodge and I found these candid pics that some one had taken on one of their trips when Elvis had boarded their plane. It created quite a sensation when I put them up on TCB. My 15 minutes of fame. :D
I feel Elvis Ent. should have a drive to unearth some of these hidden treasures.

[mistymorning]

I like very much to see those pics ! when can we see them in internet sites ?!Elvis Ent. should do something serious to show us these treasures ! they shouldn't lie in a draw !

[hounddog]

here's one of them from the Elvis news site
http://www.elvisnews.com/news.aspx/newly-discovered-photos-of-elvis-at-graceland/12739

[hounddog]

here's one of them from the Elvis news site
http://www.elvisnews.com/news.aspx/newly-discovered-photos-of-elvis-at-graceland/12739

[hounddog]

found the rest though they are small
they're on this site
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/rare-photos-Elvis-Presley/photo//100630/480/urn_publicid_ap_org_b969b646c95a410a9a4eac504c8dd7 09//s:/ap/20100630/ap_en_mu/us_elvis_new_photos;_ylt=AplGBpNrL_78bhDHiucK8TonH L8C;_ylu=X3oDMTE5ZG1jbzkxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9yX3Rvc F9waG90bwRzbGsDaW50aGlzMTk1N3Bo#photoViewer=/100615/photos_ennew_afp/2e87a4eb481099cbce5420930336c186

[mistymorning]

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/ap/elvis%20new%20photos-1713707940_v2.grid-6x2.jpg


It's fantastic that after more than 30 years pics still could be found that world has never seen ! viva Elvis forever the king:clap::king:

[Cliff]

These are the pics I found by chance on the web site for a ski club in the states,about a year ago. They were featured among a whole lot of candid pics.


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[RustyWells]

That is so cool, the newly discovered photos.
Thank you for sharing :)

[Elisabeth]

Great picture, thanks for sharing.

[TCB81975]

I went to a party with a good friend of mine about five years ago on the south side of Atlanta. When I was there, my friend said "Come here. Steve wants to show you something in his room." So I went in the guy's private study and he had a picture on his mantle(8x10 b&w) of Elvis circa 56-59 and three other men with motorcycles. This guy Steve told me that the guy on the end was his uncle and that his uncle recently passed and he acquired the picture. I asked for a copy of it and he told me that he couldnt do it because his attorney's were in negotiations to sell it to EPE. Supposedly, since it was a rare unpublished picture of E early in his career, he expected to get some serious bank off of it. I dont know what ever came of the situation. I suppose I could get my friend to ask.

[Cliff]

I went to a party with a good friend of mine about five years ago on the south side of Atlanta. When I was there, my friend said "Come here. Steve wants to show you something in his room." So I went in the guy's private study and he had a picture on his mantle(8x10 b&w) of Elvis circa 56-59 and three other men with motorcycles. This guy Steve told me that the guy on the end was his uncle and that his uncle recently passed and he acquired the picture. I asked for a copy of it and he told me that he couldnt do it because his attorney's were in negotiations to sell it to EPE. Supposedly, since it was a rare unpublished picture of E early in his career, he expected to get some serious bank off of it. I dont know what ever came of the situation. I suppose I could get my friend to ask.

This certainly would be worth following up. I guess when it comes to the money issue some people could hold EPE to ransom.
Like most people I can't believe that these pics were just sittng in a desk draw and no one knew about them. What's going on at Graceland ? !

[Raised on Rock]

http://static.stuff.co.nz/1277942923/307/3874307.jpg
...research revealed the photos were taken in 1957.


Research? lol, more than one fan in this site could tell pics are from early '57 just by looking at them.

Anyway, thanks for posting this, great news! I'm sure there are still quite a few hidden gems at Graceland and in private collectors hands, they hopefuly will see the light soon!

[monk37]

well, there's probably a lot of stuff in those archives that have yet to be released

as for people with the fan shot pictures and film - yes, there is a dollar value, but people just get so greedy

Someone has the Pied Piper footage and the Hayride TV pilot - look how long the pro shot Tupelo footage sat in the vaults

[rocknroll]

These are the pics I found by chance on the web site for a ski club in the states,about a year ago. They were featured among a whole lot of candid pics.


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I think those are from the airplane ride to Washington to see Nixon.

[jon_burrows]

I think those are from the airplane ride to Washington to see Nixon.

This has been discussed before. These photos were taken on a Branniff Airlines flight to Colorado during November 1970 (IIRC) and not the Washington DC flight.

[See See Rider]

does anyone which is the forth of the new discoverd phots that was found. It was of an older Elvis at the gates.