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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;masterswimmer, post: 7295985, member: 102022&quot;]It is a dark and dreary day on April 21st 1865 in Harrisburg PA. Not only due to the inclement weather, but because today was the solemn first day of the funeral train for the now deceased President Abraham Lincoln on the 1700 mile, seven state journey to his resting place in Springfield Illinois.</p><p><br /></p><p>I arrived at 12:34pm and began my trek to the train station to view our late President post mortem. On the way I was fortunate to find a silver dime laying in the street half buried in mud.</p><p><br /></p><p>I inquired in town about the services of a photographer for hire. I found one that seemed to have the most modern Collodion process camera. Developing the film was required within a 15 minute timeframe with a portable developing room. This was perfect for my rigid, tight schedule. Now the kicker. The photographer wanted the ungodly sum of 5¢ for his services. I agreed and engaged him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did I want a photographer? My plan is to have my picture taken with Abraham Lincoln while I was holding two coins I received in change from the photographer. One 3 cent silver 1863 and one 1864 2 cent piece. I wanted the provenance of the photo as authentication these coins were a part of the tragedy that befell our country.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the train pulled into the station I waited with the photographer and thousands of others looking to pay their respect to our President. As the procession advanced and we moved to the front of the line I had the photographer set up his equipment for the historic moment. It was surreal for me. I was now standing in the presence of one of our greatest Presidents at such a somber time. I did not smile for the picture. I discreetly held the two coins side by side in one hand so they were clearly visible in the picture. We were ushered through the procession without much time for reflection. </p><p><br /></p><p>The photographer retreated to his portable dark room to develop the picture. In the picture you can clearly see President Lincoln, me and the two coins. I was thrilled with the final product. I told the photographer I&#039;d leave him a positive Yelp rating. Lol</p><p><br /></p><p>This whole adventure took hours. My time was running short. I had to high tail it out of Harrisburg to get back to 2021. I didn&#039;t want the deteriorating unobtanium crystal to destroy the fabric of time and leave me stranded in yesteryear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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