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Photos: Alfred Wertheimer | 1929-2014

Alfred Wertheimer poses with a photo of Elvis in Nauheim, Germany, where Elvis served in the Army between 1958 and 1960.

Alfred Wertheimer poses with a photo of Elvis in Nauheim, Germany, where Elvis served in the Army between 1958 and 1960.  (Hannelore Foerster / Getty Images)

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Alfred Wertheimer, whose photographs of Elvis Presley documented the singer on the cusp of worldwide fame, has died in New York. He was 85.

Alfred Wertheimer | 1929-2014

Alfred Wertheimer captured Elvis when the young singer was on the cusp of fame. The photos didn’t get much attention until the singer’s death in 1977.  (Hannelore Foerster / Getty Images)

Alfred Wertheimer | 1929-2014

Most of the time, Elvis never even knew I took his picture,” Alfred Wertheimer said. “Elvis was almost laser-focused on whatever he did. So I would wait till he was involved -- and Elvis was the kind of person who would be involved every 15 minutes in something else.”  (Hannelore Foerster / Getty Images)

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