Photo by Alfred Wertheimer, summer 1956.
Elvis and his father, Vernon, in the half-filled pool in the first house Elvis bought, on Audobon Drive (I drove by the house on my last visit to Memphis). Elvis had a swimming pool dug, and was basically in the process of filling it via garden hose. Adorable. Absurd. Wertheimer got such great shots. This one borders on the surreal. Wertheimer had to borrow a swimsuit to join his famous subject in the pool.
It looks like a good day for cake in that picture, so I linked my name to a blog post featuring a recipe for Elvis’s favorite pound cake, baked by my wife.
Awesome!