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Mourners stayed all night outside Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn
Mourners stayed all night outside Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn

Mourners stayed all night outside Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn

Date8/16/1977
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  • Mourners stayed all night outside Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., home of Elvis Presley, where 42-year-old king of rock 'n' roll died yesterday of a heart attack. A man holds newspaper announcing his death. 'Now you just wait for his funeral because
  • Mourners stayed all night outside Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mourners stayed all night outside Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., home of Elvis Presley, where 42-year-old king of rock 'n' roll died yesterday of a heart attack. A man holds newspaper announcing his death. 'Now you just wait for his funeral because
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074584F
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    Crowds estimated upwards of 10,000 pushed, cryed and fainted their way through near 90 degree temperatures outside Graceland, Presley's Memphis mansion to pay their last respects
    Crowds estimated upwards of 10,000 pushed, cryed and fainted their way through near 90 degree temperatures outside Graceland, Presley's Memphis mansion to pay their last respects
    Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
    8/17/1977
    Crying, pushing and fainting, more than 10,000 mourners try to force their way into Graceland mansion to view body of rock' n' roll star Elvis Presley
    Crying, pushing and fainting, more than 10,000 mourners try to force their way into Graceland mansion to view body of rock' n' roll star Elvis Presley
    Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
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    A police guard stands watch in front of the mausoleum in Memphis Tenn
    A police guard stands watch in front of the mausoleum in Memphis Tenn
    Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
    8/18/1977
    Ettore Sottsass: Italian architect or designer is best known in North America as the founder of Memphis, the free-floating design collective.
    Ettore Sottsass: Italian architect or designer is best known in North America as the founder of Memphis, the free-floating design collective.
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    11/27/1990
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    Package deal: A Federal Express freighter, named after an employee's child, awaits takeoff to Memphis
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    When he hasn't exactly signed any movie contracts as yet George Blagden, the brawny barrister from Memphis, Ten
    When he hasn't exactly signed any movie contracts as yet George Blagden, the brawny barrister from Memphis, Ten
    Milne Studios
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    Upwards of $70,000 in floral arrangements emptied Memphis Flower shops for the Presley funeral
    Upwards of $70,000 in floral arrangements emptied Memphis Flower shops for the Presley funeral
    Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
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    Floyd, Raymond Loran "Ray", 1942-
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    Tears were not only for the young during the filing past the coffin of Elvis Presley in Memphis
    Tears were not only for the young during the filing past the coffin of Elvis Presley in Memphis
    Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
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    Interior designs: Michele De Lucchi, with one of his tables now on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario, is a member of the Milan-based avant-garde design collective called Memphis.
    Interior designs: Michele De Lucchi, with one of his tables now on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario, is a member of the Milan-based avant-garde design collective called Memphis.
    Beaty, Keith
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    Book cover; brown cover decorated with embossed and debossed designs.
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    1858