For these Lincoln devotees, black suits, bow ties, stovepipe hats, and beards (real or not) are standard. Though some of Pratt’s
subjects are now retired or deceased, she thinks their stories “still speak to the enduring appeal of America’s 16th president.”
Pictured on this page, clockwise from top left, are Vernon Risty, Whit McMahan, Gerald Bestrom, and Jim Sayre.
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