Trivia Quiz - No.480 - Revealed !

[Colin B]

this is getting to bug me.
Not alot of color pictures from this era, and yet I can't figure this one out.
Is Elvis getting some kind of award?
Perhaps the drivers safety award in Memphis, at the tv station?

I have an exact date & location for this, but that's all.
He's on tour in Texas, & he's backstage, in his dressing room, & receiving some certificates & awards.
Someone has made a round sign about him being a good citizen which he's holding up for the cameras.

Well that does narrow it down.
I dont' think i've seen the photo before.
Since someone already mentioned the cotton bowl, that only leaves waco, houston, and san antonio.
I am stumped.
Not sure which it is.

San Antonio.

[cadillac-elvis]

show us the whole picture.

[Colin B]

show us the whole picture.

An unusual request, but seeing as nobody seems to know this one, here goes:

Trivia Quiz - No.480 - Whole Photo.jpg

Now we'll see !

[Ben]

Yeah that's new to me.

[Colin B]

Yeah that's new to me.

Bexar County Coliseum - San Antonio - Texas - 14th Oct '56.jpg

A reveal !

It's Bexar County Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, on 14th October, 1956.

All the details are shown here:

- The Scotty Moore Site - San Antonio


That site has a similar photo, but b & w & blurry:

14th October 1956 - Bexar County Coliseum - San Antonio.JPG

The first 'reveal' since...… err...…… well, since the last one !

A nod to Ben for getting the year at least & one to cadillac-elvis for mentioning San Antonio !

[cadillac-elvis]

that's an unusual color picture for the era, and I had never seen it before.
Where did you find it?

[Colin B]

that's an unusual color picture for the era, and I had never seen it before.
Where did you find it?

Somewhere on the internet, a couple of years ago, but it doesn't seem to be around now.

Good material for a quiz !

[Mister Moon]

Here's another from the same day, taken maybe minutes before or after :

561014 San Antonio Grayzell.jpg