Memphis, December 11th, 1956

Anyone have a date? I'm guessing Christmas 1957.

Last edited by Julian Grant on Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:13 am, edited 2 times in total.

Cool Julian.
Never seen this.
From December 11, 1956.
Here´s what I wrote about the incident in my book :

Shortly after 1 p.m. on December 11 Elvis ran out of gas on Madison. His shiny new white Cadillac Eldorado, which he had bought just a week earlier, sputtered to a halt in front of the State Savings Bank and people immediately started coming from everywhere. In no time at all it looked like hundreds - maybe even thousands - were around him. They had the street blocked, and four or five policemen were trying to keep the street clear, but the people kept coming in from both sides of the street. The windows of all the buildings around soon were filled with people craning their necks to get a glimpse of Elvis. As an ambulance stopped, Elvis went over and talked to the little girl inside. Finally some policemen brought some gas, but it still took time for Elvis to get out.

Sincerely
Brian
http://www.brian56.dk

Cool Julian.
Never seen this.
From December 11, 1956.
Here´s what I wrote about the incident in my book :

Shortly after 1 p.m. on December 11 Elvis ran out of gas on Madison. His shiny new white Cadillac Eldorado, which he had bought just a week earlier, sputtered to a halt in front of the State Savings Bank and people immediately started coming from everywhere. In no time at all it looked like hundreds - maybe even thousands - were around him. They had the street blocked, and four or five policemen were trying to keep the street clear, but the people kept coming in from both sides of the street. The windows of all the buildings around soon were filled with people craning their necks to get a glimpse of Elvis. As an ambulance stopped, Elvis went over and talked to the little girl inside. Finally some policemen brought some gas, but it still took time for Elvis to get out.

Sincerely
Brian
http://www.brian56.dk

Brilliant Brian!

It certainly looked like Christmas 57 to me, nice to have the exact date and cool story.

Thanks...

Cool Julian.
Never seen this.
From December 11, 1956.
Here´s what I wrote about the incident in my book :

Shortly after 1 p.m. on December 11 Elvis ran out of gas on Madison. His shiny new white Cadillac Eldorado, which he had bought just a week earlier, sputtered to a halt in front of the State Savings Bank and people immediately started coming from everywhere. In no time at all it looked like hundreds - maybe even thousands - were around him. They had the street blocked, and four or five policemen were trying to keep the street clear, but the people kept coming in from both sides of the street. The windows of all the buildings around soon were filled with people craning their necks to get a glimpse of Elvis. As an ambulance stopped, Elvis went over and talked to the little girl inside. Finally some policemen brought some gas, but it still took time for Elvis to get out.

Sincerely
Brian
http://www.brian56.dk

Brilliant Brian!

It certainly looked like Christmas 57 to me, nice to have the exact date and cool story.

Thanks...

You´re most welcome Julian. I´m thrilled you brought the photo to the board.
By the way, you changed the topic title to December 11, 1957. It should be 1956

SIncerely
Brian
www.brian56.dk

Great shot!

Nice pic

Cool Julian.
Never seen this.
From December 11, 1956.
Here´s what I wrote about the incident in my book :

Shortly after 1 p.m. on December 11 Elvis ran out of gas on Madison. His shiny new white Cadillac Eldorado, which he had bought just a week earlier, sputtered to a halt in front of the State Savings Bank and people immediately started coming from everywhere. In no time at all it looked like hundreds - maybe even thousands - were around him. They had the street blocked, and four or five policemen were trying to keep the street clear, but the people kept coming in from both sides of the street. The windows of all the buildings around soon were filled with people craning their necks to get a glimpse of Elvis. As an ambulance stopped, Elvis went over and talked to the little girl inside. Finally some policemen brought some gas, but it still took time for Elvis to get out.

Sincerely
Brian
http://www.brian56.dk

Brilliant Brian!

It certainly looked like Christmas 57 to me, nice to have the exact date and cool story.

Thanks...

You´re most welcome Julian. I´m thrilled you brought the photo to the board.
By the way, you changed the topic title to December 11, 1957. It should be 1956

SIncerely
Brian
http://www.brian56.dk

here is another one from the self day

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GREAT photo, totally new to me
Thank you very much!

Where did you find the photo, Julian?

Thanks guys for posting photos.

Julian, thanks for the picture and Brian, thanks for the story!!

Where did you find the photo, Julian?

It's in this John.

Truly fantastic shots. Thanks for posting....

Where did you find the photo, Julian?

It's in this John.

Any other rare photos in that book Julian??

SIncerely
Brian
www.brian56.dk