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"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 1, 1956 (Wednesday)
Elvis did a promotional appearance while in Biloxi at a local clothing store. Eddie Bellman and a friend, Lew Sonnier owned the shoe department located in the store. Bellman, Sonnier and the store owner Dave Rosenblum presented Elvis with a Winchester shotgun in appreciation. (photo)



Skeet Shooting (silent footage)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" August 2, 1956 (Thursday)
Elvis arrived in Miami in his new Lavender Lincoln to start a new tour before heading on to Los Angeles.
Over the next three days he stayed at the Robert Clay Hotel.