1955 November 30, Elvis and the Col Parker fly to New York, where they register at the Hotel Victoria on Fifty–first Street. Elvis was in New York December 1st, 1955, to meet with the Col Parker and RCA executives, including President Larry Kanaga and publicity director Anne Fulchino. A photo shoot has been arranged and pictures of Elvis and the Colonel, Elvis and Steve Sholes and Elvis and fellow RCA recording artists Eddy Arnold who happened to be in New York for a session. The photos are taken in RCA’s Twenty-fourth Street studio, along with posed action shots that will be used on the back of Elvis’ first album.

Tom Diskin, Jim Crudgington, Col Parker, Elvis, Hank Snow, Bob Neal, H. Coleman Tily III and Sam Esgro…

Col Parker, Eddy Arnold, Elvis and Steve Sholes…