I'm sorry to say I did not take many photos inside the house....and most of the ones I did take are
too dark to use here. You can no longer use a flash camera at Graceland...over the years,
the flashing began to deteriorate the colors and the fabrics, the oils in the paintings, etc..
By May of 1993, when I was there, flashing was a thing of the past.
| A view of Graceland from the backyard. |
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| In the back of the house is the Meditation Garden... |
| Nestled between Vernon's office and The Elvis Presley Museum is this little spot where Elvis and 'the boys' would target shoot. |
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| I realize this is pretty sad to look at, but no photographic trip through Graceland would be complete without it. Elvis left this world on Aug. 16, 1977 and his marker is here next to the Meditation Garden. His grandmother, Minnie Mae, is on the left, and his father, Vernon Elvis, on the right. |
| This is Vernon Presley's office. Notice the b/w photo of Elvis as a young man on the wall. |
| Vernon ran Elvis' entire career from this room. It has the feeling that he "just stepped out for coffee"! |
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The Elvis Museum is housed in a small building on the grounds behind the house.
Everything is enclosed in glass displays, and there is an amazing amount of memorabilia here.
The next four photos were taken inside the museum.
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| Stage costume, Guitar, and portrait of Elvis. |
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| This costume is heavily studded... was heavy to wear, too, I'll bet. |
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| There is some amazing art in this museum... this portrait is of Elvis and his beloved little Lisa Marie. |
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| This portrait shows Elvis at 5 different ages, with his parents, and his Mother in particular, always central figures in his life. If memory serves, this one was done by a fan, and Elvis loved it. If I'm mistaken, someone let me know! |
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