RARE 1955 ELVIS PRESLEY HUMES HIGH SCHOOL PROM Original E. H. Jaffe Camera Press

  

Elvis Presley at a Humes High School prom, 1955, accompanying his girlfriend to her junior prom. The handwritten caption on the reverse reads: Elvis, his date, his cousin and date at Humes High School. Elvis appears in white dinner jacket and bow tie - this predates his major national breakthrough by over a year, capturing him during the early Sun Records period when he was still a regional phenomenon. Provenance is exceptional and complete:? Jaffe, Photographer - 1083 Union Ave, Memphis, Tenn.

Trusted local Memphis photographer with direct Presley family access? Gilloon Agency, 570 Fifth Avenue, New York - US syndication? Camera Press Ltd, Russell Court, Coram Street, London W.

Some age-related wear consistent with decades of archive use. Please study all images carefully.