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Story Subject Category: Lincoln
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We meet photographer David Wiegers, of Gurnee, Ill., who is traveling across American documenting the many sculptures, monuments and other public artworks dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, including those located on the University of Illinois campus.Over the past few years, Wiegers has photographed over 200 statues and monuments dedicated to our 16th president. Series Producer Steve Drake caught up with Wiegers when he visited the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus to photograph one of those Lincoln artworks, the relief sculptures that adorn the walls on the university’s own Lincoln Hall.
Segment duration: 06:02
Producer: Steve Drake
Editor: Jared Collins and Steve Drake
This segment is filed in these categories: Architecture • Arts/Culture • Historical Landmarks • History • Illinois Culture/History • Photography • Travel • Champaign • Lincoln • University of Illinois • Urbana
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Segment duration: 02:02
Producer: Alison Davis
Advisor: Mike Jackson
This segment is filed in these categories: Architecture • Historical Landmarks • History • Illinois Culture/History • Lincoln
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Troy Taylor loves to hunt ghosts, and we follow him to the Old Lincoln Theatre, a haunted gym, and other…interesting places.
Segment duration: 22:07
Producer: Alison Davis Wood
This segment is filed in these categories: Folklore • Illinois Culture/History • Decatur • Greenwood • Lincoln
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