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ANONYMOUS ASTRID
PHOTOGRAPHER KIRCHHERR (* 1938)
Elvis Presley is sworn into the Army, The Beatles (George
Memphis 1958 Harrison, Stuart
Vintage silver print Sutcliffe, John Lennon),
19,8 × 24 cm (7.8 × 9.4 in) Germany 1960
Press clip with typographic description and Gelatin silver print,
numerical stamp on the reverse
printed later
€ 600 / € 1.000–1.200 23,8 × 18 cm (9.4 × 7.1 in)
Signed by the photographer
in pencil on the reverse
Elvis Presley served in the US Army between € 900 / € 1.500–1.800
March 1958 and March 1960. At the time of his
draft he was the most well-known name in the
world of entertainment. Despite being offered
the chance to enlist in Special Services to
entertain the troops and live in priority housing,
Presley decided to serve as a regular soldier,
which earned him the respect of many of his
fellow soldiers and people back home.

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