Details
El Vez, a Mexican American Elvis Presley impersonator, looks at the camera as he holds an automatic weapon across his shoulders and lets his hands rest over either end of the weapon. There is a large star behind his head. He wears ammunition belts around his chest, a short-sleeved shirt, and a belt with stars imbedded in the belt and a star belt buckle. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "El Vez, The Mexican Elvis. "The only hope for a Revolution, lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara." Phil Ochs."
Date Published
2001
2004
Time Periods
Notes
No date; likely early 2000s
Caption on Front "The only hope for a Revolution, lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara".
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-2086.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
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Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
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