Elvis Presley archival photos: See rock 'n' roll legend's life at Graceland and beyond

Elvis Presley with Debra Paget on the set of "Love Me Tender" in August 1956.

Elvis Presley tries on clothes in December 1962 at Lansky's Men's Store on Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., assisted by Bernard Lansky. Presley purchased clothes at Lansky's throughout his career.

Elvis Presley dances with 12-year-old Brenda Lee backstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 13, 1957.

Elvis fiddles with an electric bass inside Graceland in this photograph published March 7, 1965, in the first issue of Mid-South, the now-defunct Sunday magazine of The Commercial Appeal. Elvis had misgivings about allowing pictures to be made inside his home. "Some people might think I am looking for publicity or trying to exploit my home," he said. "I certainly don't want anyone to think that."

Elvis Presley poses with one of his cars outside Graceland for a photo published on March 7, 1965. He complained of the long sessions with photographers making movie publicity stills: "I try to cut the time down to three or four hours, but sometimes you have to pose for six or eight. A man only has so many different smiles, and I don't have many."

Elvis Presley holds his "Elvis Golden Records" vinyl after his military physical in Memphis, Tenn., in January 1957.

Elvis Presley fills out paperwork during the pre-introduction to the U.S. Army in Memphis, Tenn., circa 1957.

Elvis Presley inside Graceland in this photograph published March 7, 1965.

Elvis Presley preforms at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 25, 1961.

Elvis Presley signs autographs for his fans, who are kept at bay by a wire fence.

Elvis Presley, left, walks in a snow storm as he returns home after his military service in Germany on March 8, 1960.

Elvis Presley is surrounded by cheering fans upon his arrival in Friedberg, Germany, for military service in 1959. Elvis spent two years in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army.

Ann-Margret and Elvis Presley pose in 1964 for a publicity photo for their film "Viva Las Vegas."

Elvis Presley being fed a mouthful of wedding cake by his bride Priscilla at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967.

Elvis Presley, 33, and his wife Priscilla, 22, leave Baptist Hospital with their new baby daughter, Lisa Marie, in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 2, 1968.

Elvis Presley shows President Richard Nixon his cuff links on Dec. 21, 1970, at the White House. According to the White House Historical Association, Presley wrote Nixon a letter “out of concern for the country,” “suggesting he be appointed a Federal Agent at Large.”

“Nixon agreed and granted Presley a federal narcotics badge during this visit. Presley gifted the president a pistol and some family photos for hosting the meeting,” the group says.

Elvis Presley in a classroom when in the Army.

Elvis Presley in the Western "Flaming Star," directed by Don Siegel in 1960.

Elvis Presley points to Welsh entertainer Tom Jones' wrist as his wife Priscilla Presley looks on in Las Vegas on April 6, 1968.

Elvis Presley and Joan O'Brien play nurse and patient in the film "It Happened at the World's Fair" in July 1963.

Elvis Presley serenades a basset hound in a top hat with his hit "Hound Dog" on the set of "The Steve Allen Show" in July 1956.

Elvis Presley, dressed in an orange open-neck shirt and in front of a brick wall, poses for a portrait in the mid-1960s.

Elvis Presley poses while holding a 1965 Gibson EBS-1250 Double Bass (a combined 6-string and bass guitar), circa 1966. Elvis is seen playing the guitar in his 1966 film "Spinout."

Elvis Presley and Jennifer Holden pose on a wagon for a scene in "Jailhouse Rock," directed by Richard Thorpe, in 1957.

Elvis Presley (left) shakes hands with the King of Nepal after a presentation of "G.I. Blues" in Hollywood on May 16, 1960.

Elvis Presley holds up actress Jennifer Holden, his co-star in "Jailhouse Rock," as they spend time together in a swimming pool, circa 1957.

Elvis Presley was greeted with a guitar-shaped "welcome home" cake when he returned to Memphis from his military service in Germany in March 1960.

Elvis Presley kneels onstage to kiss a fan during a concert at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., in June 1974.

Elvis Presley, poses with his house guests Kathy Gabriel, left, and Hanneri Melcher in Memphis on Dec. 27, 1957. Melcher, Miss Austria 1957, met Elvis in Las Vegas and visited Graceland at the holidays with her roommate, 1957's Miss Ohio, on their way to New York.

Sue Manker, clutching an Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" wristwatch, is kissed by Presley at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tenn., on Nov. 30, 1956. The singer was tardy and missed the opportunity to crown her as queen of halftime activities at the E.H. Crump Memorial Football Game for the Blind.

Elvis Presley is flanked by Lou Costello and Jane Russell at a benefit for St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., on June 28, 1957.

Maid of Cotton Patricia Cowden (left) and Memphis Cotton Carnival Queen Clare Mallory give Elvis Presley royal kisses before the singer walks onstage before a packed Ellis Auditorium audience in Memphis, Tenn., on May 15, 1956.

Elvis Presley plays touch football at the Dave Wells Community Center in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 27, 1956. Several hundred people watched the singer pass, kick and run a touchdown.

Elvis Presley and several friends took a spin around McKellar Lake in his new boat in Memphis, Tenn., on July 8, 1960. He purchased the 16-foot powder blue speedboat the night before. Elvis said he became interested in boating while in California.

Elvis and Priscilla stand as he's introduced at the Holiday Inn Rivermont in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 16, 1971. Presley was being honored by the Jaycees of America as one of the Outstanding Young Men in America. Elvis' dad Vernon Presley is at lower right.

Elvis Presley and Mary Kathleen Selph seen at the corner of South Parkway and Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, Tenn., on June 30, 1972.

Police estimated that 50,000 to 100,000 people turned out at Graceland to pay their respects to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tenn., on Aug. 17, 1977. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland a day earlier.

Yvonne Lime and Elvis Presley look at each other in front of Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., on April 19, 1957. Lime, who was visiting for the Easter holidays, had a small part in "Loving You," Elvis' second movie, which premiered July 9 that year.

Elvis Presley ate a box lunch (ham and beef sandwiches, apple pie, milk and an apple) provided by the U.S. Army to inductees as they arrived on March 24, 1958.

More than 7,000 people jammed Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tenn., on May 15, 1956, to stomp, shudder, shriek and sigh as a young Elvis Presley writhed his way through a rock 'n' roll repertoire. Presley was the blockbuster of Bob Neal's Cotton Picking Jamboree, a feature of Cotton Carnival opening night.

Elvis Presley performed at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis on April 16, 1972.

Elvis Presley is reflected on the roof of his automobile after attending a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Rivermont in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 16, 1971, where he was honored as one of the Jaycees of America's Outstanding Young Men in America.