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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Sometimes Electricity Fails, Vesuvius, VA, 1954

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Sometimes Electricity Fails, Vesuvius, VA, 1954

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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The Pelican at Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

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The Pelican at Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Hester Fringer's living room on the tracks...

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Hester Fringer's living room on the tracks...

Sale Date: May 10, 2018

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The Popes, Max Meadows, VA (1957/1989)

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The Popes, Max Meadows, VA (1957/1989)

Sale Date: May 10, 2018

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S-1a Switcher and Its Crew, Shaffers..., 1958

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S-1a Switcher and Its Crew, Shaffers..., 1958

Sale Date: April 19, 2018

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Highball for the Double Header, Blue Ridge...

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Highball for the Double Header, Blue Ridge...

Sale Date: April 19, 2018

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Maude Bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green Cove,...

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Maude Bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green Cove,...

Sale Date: April 19, 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: April 10, 2018

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Untitled, (set of 3 works)

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Untitled, (set of 3 works)

Sale Date: January 21, 2018

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A suite of 4 photographs showing the Queen...

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A suite of 4 photographs showing the Queen...

Sale Date: February 15, 2018

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia

Sale Date: February 15, 2018

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Hot Shot East Bound at Laeger

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Hot Shot East Bound at Laeger

Sale Date: January 17, 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: December 13, 2017

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Boaz Pusher Siding, East of Roano

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Boaz Pusher Siding, East of Roano

Sale Date: November 4, 2017

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Drive In

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Drive In

Sale Date: November 4, 2017

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

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Train #202 at Husk, North Carolina, 1955

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Train #202 at Husk, North Carolina, 1955

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

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Swimming Pool, Welsh, West Virginia, 1958

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Swimming Pool, Welsh, West Virginia, 1958

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Main Line and Main Street, North Fork, VA, 1958

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Main Line and Main Street, North Fork, VA, 1958

Sale Date: July 19, 2017

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Giant Oak, Max Meadows, Virginia, 1957

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Giant Oak, Max Meadows, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Ghost Town, 1957

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Ghost Town, 1957

Sale Date: May 23, 2017

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LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO, 1954

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LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO, 1954

Sale Date: May 19, 2017

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Train No. 17 [the Birmingham Special]..., 1957

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Train No. 17 [the Birmingham Special]..., 1957

Sale Date: April 20, 2017

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