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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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202 Arrives at..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202 Arrives at..., 1955

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Y-6 Locomotive on the Turntable, Shaffers..., 1955

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Y-6 Locomotive on the Turntable, Shaffers..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Joe McNew Backing his..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch, Joe McNew Backing his..., 1955

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Testing for Air Leaks on a Y-6 Locomotive,..., 1959

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Testing for Air Leaks on a Y-6 Locomotive,..., 1959

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The Cavalier Leaves Williamson, West..., 1958

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The Cavalier Leaves Williamson, West..., 1958

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An A Class Locomotive Pulls a Heavy Freight..., 1959

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An A Class Locomotive Pulls a Heavy Freight..., 1959

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Class S1 Switching Locomotive No. 261 and..., 1958

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Class S1 Switching Locomotive No. 261 and..., 1958

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

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M Class Locomotive 433 on the Scrap Track,..., 1958

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M Class Locomotive 433 on the Scrap Track,..., 1958

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Giant Oak with Train No. 17, The Birmingham..., 1957

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Giant Oak with Train No. 17, The Birmingham..., 1957

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Christmas Time at Seven Mile Ford as Train..., 1957

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Christmas Time at Seven Mile Ford as Train..., 1957

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Machinists O.N. Carroll and R.H. Carrier..., 1957

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Machinists O.N. Carroll and R.H. Carrier..., 1957

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The Birmingham Special Gets the Highball,..., 1957

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The Birmingham Special Gets the Highball,..., 1957

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Train No. 18, The Birmingham Special,..., 1957

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Train No. 18, The Birmingham Special,..., 1957

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Locomotive Taking Water, Shaffers Crossing..., 1955

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Locomotive Taking Water, Shaffers Crossing..., 1955

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The Grottoes Volunteer Fire Department..., 1957

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The Grottoes Volunteer Fire Department..., 1957

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Ghost Town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Ghost Town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Washing J Class Locomotive No. 605, Shaffers , 1955

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Washing J Class Locomotive No. 605, Shaffers , 1955

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The Meet of Norfolk & Western Train No. 2..., 1957

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The Meet of Norfolk & Western Train No. 2..., 1957

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202 Northbound..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Train No. 202 Northbound..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Last Minute Mail Handed..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Last Minute Mail Handed..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Joe Dollar Waits for The..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Joe Dollar Waits for The..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Waiting for The Virginia..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, Waiting for The Virginia..., 1956

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Abingdon Branch, W. M. Buchanan at his Desk, , 1956

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Abingdon Branch, W. M. Buchanan at his Desk, , 1956

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