Photos: Gene Griessman and his Lincoln memorabilia

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Photos: Gene Griessman and his Lincoln memorabilia

Gene Griessman is an Abraham Lincoln impersonator who gives performances of Lincoln around metro Atlanta and the country.

A painting of Abraham Lincoln with a flag and the flames of the Civil War in Gene Griessman's Sandy Springs home.

A bill of sale for a slave is part of Gene Griessman collection of Lincoln-related historical documents.

A bill of sale for a slave is part of Gene Griessman collection of Lincoln-related historical documents.

Gene Griessman looks over his collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.

Gene Griessman looks over his collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.

Abraham Lincoln was once featured on the $10 bill.

A stovepipe hat lamp is part of Gene Griessman's collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.

Another artwork of Lincoln from the collection of Gene Griessman.

A statue of Abraham Lincoln is among the memorabilia in Gene Griessman's Sandy Springs home.

Gene Griessman, shows a hat given to him by the crew after a performance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

A note, signed by Abraham Lincoln, describing letting captured Confederate prisoners taking an oath to not take up arms against the Union in exchange for pardon is among the memorabilia at Gene Griessman's Sandy Springs home.

Gene Griessman as Lincoln.

Gene Griessman as Lincoln.

Gene Griessman as Lincoln.

Gene Griessman, shown at his Sandy Springs home. Griessman is an Abraham Lincoln impersonator who gives performances as Lincoln around metro Atlanta and the country. An actor, playwright and scholar, Griessman will present "The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln," a one-man shows where he impersonates Lincoln, at Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Sandy Springs Feb. 9.

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A painting of Abraham Lincoln with a flag and the flames of the Civil War in Gene Griessman's Sandy Springs home.

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