O. Winston Link

(American, 1914–2001)

O. Winston Link was a pioneering American commercial photographer. Best known for his images of steam locomotives, Link is responsible for developing the equipment and techniques that allowed for some of the earliest examples of night photography. Born on December 16, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY, he went on to receive a civil engineering degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1937. He developed several new forms of photographic equipment, notably rigging 43 flash bulbs to fire simultaneously so as to capture a steam locomotive at night. Of his preference for shooting after dark and in black and white, he once quipped: “The locomotives are black. The coal is black. The tracks are black. The night is black. So what am I going to do with color?” Today, there is an O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, VA dedicated to his photographs, audio files, and video works documenting the last days of steam locomotives along the Norfolk and Western Railway. He died on January 30, 2001 in Katonah, NY. 

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Mr. and Mrs. Pope Watch the Last Steam..., 1957

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Mr. and Mrs. Pope Watch the Last Steam..., 1957

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Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 Locomotives,..., 1959

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Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 Locomotives,..., 1959

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Main Line on Main Street, North Fork, West..., 1958

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Main Line on Main Street, North Fork, West..., 1958

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Winston Link and George Thom with Night..., 1956

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Winston Link and George Thom with Night..., 1956

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Coaling Locomotives, Shaffers Crossing..., 1955

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Coaling Locomotives, Shaffers Crossing..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202 Northbound,..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202 Northbound,..., 1955

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Cow 13 on the Ryan Farm with Train No. 3,..., 1955

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Cow 13 on the Ryan Farm with Train No. 3,..., 1955

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Wheeling a Class Y-6 Locomotive After a..., 1955

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Wheeling a Class Y-6 Locomotive After a..., 1955

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Coaling Locomotives, Shaffers Crossing,..., 1955

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Coaling Locomotives, Shaffers Crossing,..., 1955

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Fireman on Train No. 18, The Birmingham..., 1955

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Fireman on Train No. 18, The Birmingham..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202, Northbound,..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202, Northbound,..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Locomotive 429 Passing the..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Locomotive 429 Passing the..., 1955

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Crossing Guard in his Shanty, Jefferson..., 1955

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Crossing Guard in his Shanty, Jefferson..., 1955

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J. H. Pope Washes Locomotive 104, Bristol..., 1955

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J. H. Pope Washes Locomotive 104, Bristol..., 1955

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Locomotive 104 Taking Water, Front View,..., 1955

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Locomotive 104 Taking Water, Front View,..., 1955

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Train No. 2 Passing Gooseneck Dam on the..., 1956

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Train No. 2 Passing Gooseneck Dam on the..., 1956

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Locomotive 104 Taking Water, Side View,..., 1955

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Locomotive 104 Taking Water, Side View,..., 1955

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Train No. 2 Northbound Arrives in..., 1955

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Train No. 2 Northbound Arrives in..., 1955

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The Cavalier, Locomotive J-606, Ghost Train, , 1955

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The Cavalier, Locomotive J-606, Ghost Train, , 1955

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A Summer's Evening with Train No. 2 Passing, , 1955

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A Summer's Evening with Train No. 2 Passing, , 1955

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Westbound Train with Empty Coal Hopper Cars..., 1955

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Westbound Train with Empty Coal Hopper Cars..., 1955

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Y-6 Locomotive Coming out of the Wash Bay,..., 1955

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Y-6 Locomotive Coming out of the Wash Bay,..., 1955

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Y-6 Locomotive Coming out of the Wash Bay,..., 1955

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Y-6 Locomotive Coming out of the Wash Bay,..., 1955

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Tracks Outside Finney, Virginia and Cedar..., 1955

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Tracks Outside Finney, Virginia and Cedar..., 1955

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