[Elvis Presley Before Retouching to Simulate G. I. Haircut]

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Person in Photograph Elvis Presley American

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In 1957 the U.S. Army announced that Elvis Presley had been drafted for military service. To simulate what the pop idol would look like with the standard G.I. haircut, a retoucher at the United Press news agency used an airbrush to trim his trademark pompadour and sideburns, revealing a rather misshapen version of the future Private Presley.

[Elvis Presley Before Retouching to Simulate G. I. Haircut], Unknown (American), Gelatin silver print

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2011.191