to get this story it had echoes and questions but the journey became for us
questions but the journey became for us
questions but the journey became for us as myself my header I think more of a
as myself my header I think more of a
as myself my header I think more of a interior journey because you couldn’t
interior journey because you couldn’t
interior journey because you couldn’t manifest Lincoln style what’s in train
manifest Lincoln style what’s in train
manifest Lincoln style what’s in train tracks in all seriousness it was a bit
tracks in all seriousness it was a bit
tracks in all seriousness it was a bit of a mess mentally because the idea that
of a mess mentally because the idea that
of a mess mentally because the idea that came to me originally was to do a voyage
came to me originally was to do a voyage
came to me originally was to do a voyage trip of the 1600 miles of the Lincoln
trip of the 1600 miles of the Lincoln
trip of the 1600 miles of the Lincoln funeral train 2015 is going to be a big
funeral train 2015 is going to be a big
funeral train 2015 is going to be a big celebratory year of Abraham Lincoln’s
celebratory year of Abraham Lincoln’s
celebratory year of Abraham Lincoln’s life and accomplishments it’s an
life and accomplishments it’s an
life and accomplishments it’s an anniversary 150 years from his death the
anniversary 150 years from his death the
anniversary 150 years from his death the first thing that came up was a massive
first thing that came up was a massive
first thing that came up was a massive feeling of inadequacy that how do you do
feeling of inadequacy that how do you do
feeling of inadequacy that how do you do this how do you do this
this how do you do this
this how do you do this you can’t find Lincoln you can’t find
you can’t find Lincoln you can’t find
you can’t find Lincoln you can’t find the people addressing that way but
the people addressing that way but
the people addressing that way but you’re trying to feel and find and yet
you’re trying to feel and find and yet
you’re trying to feel and find and yet in essence right a metaphor I think
in essence right a metaphor I think
in essence right a metaphor I think going to begin to click the first
going to begin to click the first
going to begin to click the first metaphor for feelings that we had when
metaphor for feelings that we had when
metaphor for feelings that we had when we went to Harlem you start reading more
we went to Harlem you start reading more
we went to Harlem you start reading more about the funeral train and they
about the funeral train and they
about the funeral train and they discussed people all over the place all
discussed people all over the place all
discussed people all over the place all over the tracks I mean they were talking
over the tracks I mean they were talking
over the tracks I mean they were talking about half million people they were
about half million people they were
about half million people they were talking about a lot of people and in
talking about a lot of people and in
talking about a lot of people and in Harlem was the closer we got to a train
Harlem was the closer we got to a train
Harlem was the closer we got to a train track full of people and if you look
track full of people and if you look
track full of people and if you look there’s all kinds of people there
there’s all kinds of people there
there’s all kinds of people there waiting for an Amtrak train going north
waiting for an Amtrak train going north
waiting for an Amtrak train going north it wasn’t of course the funeral tree but
it wasn’t of course the funeral tree but
it wasn’t of course the funeral tree but in your head that’s what you you try to
in your head that’s what you you try to
in your head that’s what you you try to find those metaphors he manifests
find those metaphors he manifests
find those metaphors he manifests himself and the people and their
himself and the people and their
himself and the people and their attitudes Lincoln had that magic of
attitudes Lincoln had that magic of
attitudes Lincoln had that magic of bringing us together and dividing us
bringing us together and dividing us
bringing us together and dividing us whatever it has so much but on the other
whatever it has so much but on the other
whatever it has so much but on the other hand trying to force us to think and
hand trying to force us to think and
hand trying to force us to think and come back together and be something
come back together and be something
come back together and be something better and special there was a panic
better and special there was a panic
better and special there was a panic point where we’re getting the facts of
point where we’re getting the facts of
point where we’re getting the facts of wars theater but I wasn’t getting any
wars theater but I wasn’t getting any
wars theater but I wasn’t getting any feeling to me I’d went in it and I had
feeling to me I’d went in it and I had
feeling to me I’d went in it and I had seen other people’s photos first to try
seen other people’s photos first to try
seen other people’s photos first to try to replicate him and we only
to replicate him and we only
to replicate him and we only a few minutes then I gave up and I stood
a few minutes then I gave up and I stood
a few minutes then I gave up and I stood back then I realized they it wasn’t the
back then I realized they it wasn’t the
back then I realized they it wasn’t the whole chair it wasn’t the balcony the
whole chair it wasn’t the balcony the
whole chair it wasn’t the balcony the primary element is the back of the chair
primary element is the back of the chair
primary element is the back of the chair I guess that’s how it happened and it
I guess that’s how it happened and it
I guess that’s how it happened and it became quite emotional because this is
became quite emotional because this is
became quite emotional because this is the moment when it a lot was over it
the moment when it a lot was over it
the moment when it a lot was over it wasn’t that man was dead but the promise
wasn’t that man was dead but the promise
wasn’t that man was dead but the promise of what he could have brought was also
of what he could have brought was also
of what he could have brought was also over I think the tragedy and where we
over I think the tragedy and where we
over I think the tragedy and where we miss Lincoln terribly it’s like we miss
miss Lincoln terribly it’s like we miss
miss Lincoln terribly it’s like we miss Martha thinking terribly is that they
Martha thinking terribly is that they
Martha thinking terribly is that they were voices and they got us thinking
were voices and they got us thinking
were voices and they got us thinking they didn’t solve all the problems but
they didn’t solve all the problems but
they didn’t solve all the problems but getting us naked
getting us naked
getting us naked when you’d preparing a story you’d go
when you’d preparing a story you’d go
when you’d preparing a story you’d go for that you got to go up what’s easy
for that you got to go up what’s easy
for that you got to go up what’s easy and what’s not easy and what’s easy look
and what’s not easy and what’s easy look
and what’s not easy and what’s easy look how many Abraham Lincoln High School’s
how many Abraham Lincoln High School’s
how many Abraham Lincoln High School’s Awards we called the school and they
Awards we called the school and they
Awards we called the school and they said yes we have a football game I kept
said yes we have a football game I kept
said yes we have a football game I kept trying to photograph them like getting
trying to photograph them like getting
trying to photograph them like getting their gear on i4f this and that it was
their gear on i4f this and that it was
their gear on i4f this and that it was very very very dark and then I walked
very very very dark and then I walked
very very very dark and then I walked around the corner and not only did it is
around the corner and not only did it is
around the corner and not only did it is this boy he wasn’t quite questioning me
this boy he wasn’t quite questioning me
this boy he wasn’t quite questioning me I don’t know what he was doing but we
I don’t know what he was doing but we
I don’t know what he was doing but we had one of those things that happened
had one of those things that happened
had one of those things that happened once in a while between a photographer
once in a while between a photographer
once in a while between a photographer it in a subject where I’m questioning
it in a subject where I’m questioning
it in a subject where I’m questioning what he is and he’s questioning what I
what he is and he’s questioning what I
what he is and he’s questioning what I am you don’t know what he’s thinking
am you don’t know what he’s thinking
am you don’t know what he’s thinking he was very profoundly there for that
he was very profoundly there for that
he was very profoundly there for that moment it’s again and you’re trying to
moment it’s again and you’re trying to
moment it’s again and you’re trying to find pictures to say something but that
find pictures to say something but that
find pictures to say something but that are open-ended so that you know that
are open-ended so that you know that
are open-ended so that you know that it’s not over yet it’s an irrelevant
it’s not over yet it’s an irrelevant
it’s not over yet it’s an irrelevant journey to try to at this stage again to
journey to try to at this stage again to
journey to try to at this stage again to try to find Lincoln in the physical
try to find Lincoln in the physical
try to find Lincoln in the physical there Lincoln that really is important
there Lincoln that really is important
there Lincoln that really is important exists in people’s minds in their
exists in people’s minds in their
exists in people’s minds in their attitudes and in their own battles and
attitudes and in their own battles and
attitudes and in their own battles and what they think about and the questions
what they think about and the questions
what they think about and the questions he brought up and confronted us with
he brought up and confronted us with
he brought up and confronted us with still exist
still exist
still exist you
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