Elvis in his Coffin

[riley]

Thanks Elvispriestly

[elvis himselvis]

I was the one who started this thread and i'm sorry if people don't like it to see Elvis in his Coffin.
I have to say that i'm happy that i have these pics,but i think it's very bad that the family,opens a newspaper,and see a death family member.
There is one more thing i want to say.
I think the retouched photo,is a very bad job.When i saw that picture i thougth,that couldn't be him.But when i saw the original photo that Tony posted,you can clearly see it is Elvis.
And the original photo shows our Elvis in peace and i hope he is in peace now and he have find his rest

[emsteph]

I don't think Ginger was the right girl for Elvis, and her familys actions after his death were not that respectful

I'm curious. What "actions" were done by Ginger's family following his death??

[Tony Trout]

I'm curious. What "actions" were done by Ginger's family following his death??

What actions? For one, I believe they sued Elvis's estate claiming that Elvis had promised them things and didn't follow through with them...I believe that an interview with the National Enquirer also appeared on the newsstands not long after Elvis's death and the Alden's were paid a bunch of money from the NE for the interview....

[ajr]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...fla-news-front

[eap3581]

Hi,
anyone know if their is only one coffin photo of Elvis?
Because i found a photo and this is different then the original one.

Thanks

[stefankoch]

There was only taking one photo of Elvis in his coffin but i would like to see the photo you are talking about

[eap3581]

So if you look to the photos take a exact look to the window and to the coffin bound.
They are different you see on one photo the full window, and on the other photo you can see where the window ends.
And the bound is on one photo free and on the other you can?t the a space.

But look yourself.

http://mr.hyde2007.googlepages.com/1...20photo203.jpg

[stefankoch]

The one to the right is the fake one and the one to the left is the original.

[eap3581]

How can this be?
The right one ist the one which was in the National Enquirer.

[Tony Trout]

Um....both photos that have been posted appear to be the same one that appeared on the front of the National Enquirer....

Here is the original photo again...no touch ups whatsoever...the hinge of the casket is much different than what appears in the "touched up" photos.....I will (once again) include the photo of the "touched up" photo for you to examine....

The first photo is the real photo taken by Billy Mann, Sr. on the evening of August 17, 1977 during the private family visitations and the second photo is from the National Enquirer's 25th anniversary issue which shows how badly the photo was touched up and the third and final photo is apparently an artist's drawing which was never used....

There is only one (1) real photo of Elvis in his coffin...and that is the photo that I have posted.

[jeanmary]

When I went to view my daughter after her death, I was shocked that she looked nothing like the beautiful girl we remembered....her hair was always all over the place....now it was combed and tidy....having heart disease she was always blueish in hue - now she was pink.....amazing what they can do - but not always good.

[Diane]

Jeanmary I'm so sorry you had to go through that - losing a child is the worse thing.

I felt the same as you when I lost my parents - too groomed.

All in all I don't think that picture of Elvis is that bad. I just don't feel it should have been printed in all the newspaper.

Diane

[Tony Trout]

All in all I don't think that picture of Elvis is that bad. I just don't feel it should have been printed in all the newspaper.

Diane

Diane,

I agree...besides, those "rag mags" like the NE and others have posted these kinds of photos for years (I seem to recall them posting a photo of a deceased John Lennon on their cover back when he was assassinated in 1980) and I don't think that it has caused as much controversy or discussion or debate as the photo of Elvis in his casket has almost thirty years later.....

Take Care,
Tony T.

[Diane]

Thanks you Tony, I appreciate you're posting the two photos again so we know which was the original.

Do you have any idea why it was touched up? I can't see why they felt there was a need for it myself. The original is much better.

No surprise that Lennon didn't get the bad publicity when his photo was publicized as Elvis always gets the brunt of everything it seems.

Diane

[Sonny]

I always wondered why just one picture was taken at the time, not that I would like to see more, cause this one if more than enough! But still....

[jak]

I always wondered why just one picture was taken at the time, not that I would like to see more, cause this one if more than enough! But still....

Only one was taken because photo's were not allowed.The photo was sneaked and sold for profit.I think some others were snapped but the camera wasnt pointed correctly and didnt capture Elvis.
Jak

[Tony Trout]

Thanks you Tony, I appreciate you're posting the two photos again so we know which was the original.

Do you have any idea why it was touched up? I can't see why they felt there was a need for it myself. The original is much better.

I think the reason the photo was touched up was because something was spilled on the negative....

Only one was taken because photo's were not allowed.The photo was sneaked and sold for profit.I think some others were snapped but the camera wasnt pointed correctly and didnt capture Elvis.
Jak

There was approxinately three photos taken. One photo is of Mr. Mann's thumb....and I think another photo is of Elvis in the casket but it turned out too blurry...then we have the final actual photo of Elvis that appeared in the National Enquirer......

[Diane]

Thanks Tony!.................Diane

[ksimms2]

Tony, I am new to this group and am reading these threads on Elvis in his coffin but the photo's you posted a long time ago are not showing up now..do you still have them? I'm very interested in what you all are saying here.....you may not even read this.....