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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O. Winston Link (1,059 results)
Locomotive 382 and the Buchanan Home, Green..., 1956

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Locomotive 382 and the Buchanan Home, Green..., 1956

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Hotshot Eastbound, Jaeger, West Virginia, 1957

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Hotshot Eastbound, Jaeger, West Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Birmingham Special Rural Retreat, VA, 1958

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Birmingham Special Rural Retreat, VA, 1958

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Washing J. Class 605 at Schaeffer's..., 1955–1954

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Washing J. Class 605 at Schaeffer's..., 1955–1954

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: January 17, 2019

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NW720 Living Room on the Tracks, Lithia,..., 1953

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NW720 Living Room on the Tracks, Lithia,..., 1953

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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NW643, Giant Oak, Max Meadows, Virginia, 1957

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NW643, Giant Oak, Max Meadows, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Night Trick on the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1955

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Night Trick on the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1955

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Empty Coal Hoppers Moving Westward, Leaving..., 1956

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Empty Coal Hoppers Moving Westward, Leaving..., 1956

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Abingdon Branch, Train 202, Northbound Moves , 1959

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Abingdon Branch, Train 202, Northbound Moves , 1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Approaching train, 1956

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Approaching train, 1956

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole with No. 96..., 1956

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole with No. 96..., 1956

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Sometimes the Electricity Fails, Vesuvius,..., 1956

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Sometimes the Electricity Fails, Vesuvius,..., 1956

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1957

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1957

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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Washing J Class 605, Shaffer's Crossing..., 1955

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Washing J Class 605, Shaffer's Crossing..., 1955

Sale Date: September 21, 2018

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Hot Shot East Bound at Laeger, WV, 1956

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Hot Shot East Bound at Laeger, WV, 1956

Sale Date: July 22, 2018

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Boaz Pusher Siding, East of Roanoke

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Boaz Pusher Siding, East of Roanoke

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Hot Shot East Bound at Laeger, West Virginia, 1954

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Hot Shot East Bound at Laeger, West Virginia, 1954

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

Auction Closed

Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Washing J Class 605 at Schaffer's Crossing,..., 1955

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Washing J Class 605 at Schaffer's Crossing,..., 1955

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Bringing in The Cows, Train no. 3 in The..., 1955

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Bringing in The Cows, Train no. 3 in The..., 1955

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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