Elvis sighted

NEW YORK – Never-before-seen photos have surfaced of Elvis Presley rocking Madison Square Garden in all his jumpsuited glory.

The images were taken in 1972 by George Kalinsky, the official photographer of the famed arena, the singer’s estate said on Wednesday. Kalinsky came across the photos while working on a campaign for a billboard company called ‘Great Moments in New York’.Now one of them is on display as part of the campaign on a three-story billboard atop the Virgin Megastore in Times Square; it shows The King glancing up, his outstretched arms holding the cape of his glittering jumpsuit.Kern said a team of archivists well-acquainted with publicised images of Presley were quite impressed with Kalinsky’s photos.”What came from their mouths was ‘Wow!’,” Kern said.”These are very crisp, clear, professional photos of Elvis.It’s such a rare find.”The collection will be displayed at Graceland starting Memorial Day weekend as part of ‘Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access’, an exhibit that will also feature more than 50 of Elvis’ famous jumpsuits.Nampa-APKalinsky came across the photos while working on a campaign for a billboard company called ‘Great Moments in New York’.Now one of them is on display as part of the campaign on a three-story billboard atop the Virgin Megastore in Times Square; it shows The King glancing up, his outstretched arms holding the cape of his glittering jumpsuit.Kern said a team of archivists well-acquainted with publicised images of Presley were quite impressed with Kalinsky’s photos.”What came from their mouths was ‘Wow!’,” Kern said.”These are very crisp, clear, professional photos of Elvis.It’s such a rare find.”The collection will be displayed at Graceland starting Memorial Day weekend as part of ‘Elvis Jumpsuits: All Access’, an exhibit that will also feature more than 50 of Elvis’ famous jumpsuits.Nampa-AP

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