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)
The Popes, 1957

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The Popes, 1957

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Arcadia, Virginia, Bridge 425, 1956

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Arcadia, Virginia, Bridge 425, 1956

Sale Date: November 13, 2015

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Ghost Town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Ghost Town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: November 13, 2015

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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: October 14, 2015

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Drive-In, Iaeger,..., 1956

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Drive-In, Iaeger,..., 1956

Sale Date: October 14, 2015

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Iaeger Drive-in,..., 1956

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Iaeger Drive-in,..., 1956

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, 1958

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, 1958

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Swimming Pool, Welch, WV, 1958

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Swimming Pool, Welch, WV, 1958

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Sole N bound passenger train No. 2 crossing..., 1957

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Sole N bound passenger train No. 2 crossing..., 1957

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, VA, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, VA, 1956

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Washing K104 Bristol Roundhouse, 1955

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Washing K104 Bristol Roundhouse, 1955

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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NW1635, Birmingham Special at Rural Retreat, , 1635

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NW1635, Birmingham Special at Rural Retreat, , 1635

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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NW1103, Hot Shot Eastbound at the Iaeger..., 1103

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NW1103, Hot Shot Eastbound at the Iaeger..., 1103

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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Policeman Weldon Painter Patrols the Main..., 1956

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Policeman Weldon Painter Patrols the Main..., 1956

Sale Date: October 6, 2015

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Sometimes the Electricity Fails,..., 1955–1960

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Sometimes the Electricity Fails,..., 1955–1960

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole K2a On Bridge, 1955

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole K2a On Bridge, 1955

Sale Date: September 25, 2015

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Luray Crossing, Virginia 1958, 1958

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Luray Crossing, Virginia 1958, 1958

Sale Date: September 24, 2015

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Porch, Lithia, NY, 1982

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Porch, Lithia, NY, 1982

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

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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

Sale Date: July 16, 2015

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Sometimes the Electricity Fails,..., 1955–1960

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Sometimes the Electricity Fails,..., 1955–1960

Sale Date: July 20, 2015

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Selected railroad images (2 works), 1955

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Selected railroad images (2 works), 1955

Sale Date: July 22, 2015

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Hot shot, Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1957

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Hot shot, Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: July 22, 2015

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Hot Shot, Eastbound at the Iaeger Drive-In,..., 1956

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Hot Shot, Eastbound at the Iaeger Drive-In,..., 1956

Sale Date: June 4, 2015

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