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Elvis with his cousin Bobby Smith - 1952

1953

Elvis with his mother in 1953

1954

Elvis pictured backstage at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis on Feb. 6, 1955.

Ellis Auditorium on Feb. 6, 1955.

By the fall of 1955, Elvis had toured the South, including Texas and Florida, performed at the Grand Ole Opry and on “Louisiana Hayride,” and recorded all of his Sun Studio songs.

1956

Elvis and friend Barbara Hearn listening to records in the living room of his house on Audubon Drive July 4, 1956.

Elvis danced with Barbara Hearn in the living room July 4, 1956.

Elvis with his mother in 1956

Elvis at home with his cousin, Billy Smith (left) and Bobby Smith (right) - 1956

Taking a break from fans, Elvis relaxed with family on the patio of his home on Audubon Drive in Memphis. Elvis paid $40,000 for the four-bedroom, ranch-style house in 1956, a year before he puchased Graceland.

Elvis in the front yard of his home Audubon Drive in May 1956.

Elvis on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle - 1956

Elvis' parents: Gladys and Vernon.

1956

Elvis outside Jim’s Barber Shop on South Main Street in Memphis in 1956.

March 17, 1956.

March 17, 1956. Studio 50 in New York.

Elvis with his grandfather.

At Sun Studio with L-R Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash 1956

Elvis performing at Ellis Auditorium on May 15, 1956, as the headliner for the Memphis Cotton Carnival.

Elvis backstage after a show at Ellis Auditorium on May 15, 1956.

June 30, 1956. The main dining room at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.

July 1, 1956. The Hudson Theatre, New York.

July 1, 1956. The Hudson Theatre, New York.

Playing the pinball machine - 1956

July 2, 1956 RCA Victor Studio 1 New York.

July 4, 1956. Russwood Park, Memphis. Elvis is entering the stadium escorted by the local police and fire department

Elvis performed at Russwood Park in Memphis on July 4, 1956.

July 4, 1956. Chattanooga railroad station.

July 4, 1956. Lunchtime in Sheffield, Alabama.

July 4, 1956. On the 27 hour train journey back home to Memphis.

July 4, 1956. On the 27 hour train journey back home to Memphis.

1956.

Elvis was always eager to help charities. Over the years he worked with many organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Salvation Army, Memphis Union Mission, Muscular Dystrophy, St. Jude and the March of Dimes.

Elvis at a recording session for his second album at Radio Recorders, an independent recording studio in Santa Monica on Sept.1, 1956.

Elvis between takes on the set of his first motion picture "Love Me Tender" in San Fernando Movie Ranch, Hollywood in September 1956.

Elvis with Ed Sullivan - 1956

On the set of "Loving You."

On the set of "Loving You."

Elvis pictured in 1957 with one of his Cadillacs.

The moment captured here is Elvis comforting his Father after the death of his Mother.

The raised right hand of Elvis Presley meant the singing idol was officially in the U.S. Army. March 24, 1958,

Taking a physical after entering the Army.

Elvis departing for Germany.

Elvis and his father.

Some 200 fans waited at Union Station to welcome Elvis home from his stint in the U.S. Army on March 7, 1960.

Relaxing at his Graceland home.

In front of his Graceland home.

A RARE PICTURE OF ELVIS WITH A BEARD FOR THE MOVIE CHARRO IN 1969

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