Rare Elvis 1956 Negatives to be Auctioned on EBay!

[franny]

Rare Elvis 1956 Negatives to be Auctioned on EBay! In the run-up to Elvis’ 75th Birthday celebration, B&H Productions will auction a private photo shoot of Elvis Presley that has never before been printed or sold. Images of Elvis that have never been published or seen by the public are very rare. That these are colour images – which were seldom taken of Elvis in 1956 – greatly increases their rarity and value. These ten photographs were taken at a private photo shoot while Elvis was in Las Vegas for his first performances there in 1956. On April 23, 1956, 21–year–old Elvis Aron Presley performed in Las Vegas for the first time at the New Frontier Hotel. Young in his career, he was wildly popular on the radio but had yet to reach the national stardom he would achieve only months later.
During Elvis' stay in Las Vegas, the editor of Dig Magazine, Ed Hummel, traveled there to interview and photograph him for a cover story for the magazine. Several photos taken at this photo shoot were used in the magazine, but these ten images were not used and were placed in storage.
They remained in storage until four years ago when Mr. Hummel gave them to his friend, Bob Striegel of B&H Productions, as a gift. Following Mr. Hummel’s death in late 2006, Mr. Striegel copyrighted the images, and has continued to keep them safely in storage. Copyright will be transferred to the buyer upon purchase in this auction. These 120mm transparent color film negatives are in excellent condition, and the colour and image quality is superb. As Elvis’ 75th birthday approaches, this auction provides a very exciting opportunity for Elvis Presley collectors worldwide. The eBay auction will be a 10 auction, ending at 3PM PST on April 23, 2009 – 53 years to the day of his first performance at the New Frontier, when they were taken. B&H has sold over 700 vintage photographs on eBay, and is proud to have received 100% positive feedback. (News, Source:SanjaM)

[Tommy]

Thank you for this fantastic information!

[franny]

You're welcome, Tommy.

franny

[shelley.m.]

Wouldn't mind having that set of photos in my collection.Thanks! Franny.

[CRITTERGITTER]

Are they listed right now?

[hounddog]

Yep they're listed for $5000 US dollars unless i win Lotto 'm not buying them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/10-RARE-COLOR-EL...3A1%7C294%3A50

[elvislady]

Thanks franny... thats a lot of money there going for!
elvislady

[shelley.m.]

Once again,I sure wish I could win the lottery.

[SleepyJack]

Wonder if I could get them and pay for them at around...say....$10 a week???

[vegas 74]

They have been "on sale before" because this is the second time on Ebay for these, not sure what they sold for (or not) the last time did not follow it up?

[CRITTERGITTER]

Hey, we can take up to three months to pay and shipping is free! I'd say it's a bargin. Now if I can win the lottery.

[franny]

You're welcome, everyone.

Are they listed right now?

I'm sorry, I forgot to post the link for it last night.

Thanks, hounddog for the link.

franny

[Tommy]

Here they are.

[beckelvis]

FANTASTIC INFORMATION AND GREAT PICS

[hounddog]

they are great pics, thanks for the info Franny

[SunStudios54]

WOW! i never saw those before!

[Raised on Rock]

This ones are 50's classics, as same as the few ones that were used and are well known.

Ahh! never mind the money, in a few years they will be public domain on the net, and with a good free download photo editing trial program there you go, a nice print hehe!

Well what kind of comment do you expect in the middle of a global economical crisis!

Great news anyhow, thanks for sharing!

[LianaKaralivanou]

EXCELLENT MY FRIEND! GREAT PHOTOS!