Textured white patent leather handbag with color picture of Elvis. American. Circa 1965
By the 1960s, the so-called “counterculture” recognized photography as a valuable currency and pictures were used more effectively in the media and in popular consumer items. Elvis was the quintessential American cultural icon, and pictures of him adorned a plethora of tschotches, knickknacks, doodads, and accessories.
