Photographer T.J. Kirkpatrick traveled to Mississippi in April to document the annual meeting of the Association of Lincoln Presenters.
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There were also women dressed as first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, complete with petticoats and huge, colorful gowns.
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One of the Lincoln lookalikes, Robert Broski, talks with visitors at the annual convention.
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A stovepipe hat is left on a chair at the Lansdowne Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi.
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An Abe and Mary kiss outside of a ballroom at the Eola Hotel in Natchez.
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A woman dressed as Mary Todd Lincoln passes by a memorial at Vicksburg Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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"By and large they take their roles fairly seriously," Kirkpatrick said. "In general, everybody was in their suit and top hat for four days."
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After arriving at the mansion at Lansdowne Plantation, some of the Lincolns unbuttoned their long suit coats and sat down for dinner.
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Lincoln impersonators mingle in the Eola Hotel lobby.
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Most Lincolns are active in historical re-enactments or school visits, and their hats become lined with the visitor passes from their various engagements.
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Stan Wernz, of Cincinnati, was among the Lincolns attending a tour of the Frogmore Cotton Plantation in Ferriday, Louisiana.
