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)
Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Highball for the Double Header, 1954

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Highball for the Double Header, 1954

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Coal Extra, Montgomery Tunnel, West of..., 1955

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Coal Extra, Montgomery Tunnel, West of..., 1955

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Train No. 17, The Birmingham Special, Gets a , 1957

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Train No. 17, The Birmingham Special, Gets a , 1957

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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N & W 2nd 51, Luray, Virginia, March 23, 1956

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N & W 2nd 51, Luray, Virginia, March 23, 1956

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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The Popes and The Last Steam Passenger..., 1957

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The Popes and The Last Steam Passenger..., 1957

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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Gooseneck Dam and No. 2, Natural Bridge,..., 1956

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Gooseneck Dam and No. 2, Natural Bridge,..., 1956

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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Hot Shot Eastbound, Iaeger Drive-in, Iaeger, , 1956

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Hot Shot Eastbound, Iaeger Drive-in, Iaeger, , 1956

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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Orchard Street, New York, 1949

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Orchard Street, New York, 1949

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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BK24 ringers on Orthopedic Board, 1948–1952

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BK24 ringers on Orthopedic Board, 1948–1952

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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The Pelican at Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

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The Pelican at Rural Retreat, VA, 1957

Sale Date: November 22, 2013

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The Popes and the last stream passenger..., 1957

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The Popes and the last stream passenger..., 1957

Sale Date: November 26, 2013

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Maine Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1966

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Maine Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1966

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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A Class, Lanters and Funnels, Boaz..., 1955–1958

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A Class, Lanters and Funnels, Boaz..., 1955–1958

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

Sale Date: November 2, 2013

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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: November 2, 2013

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The Birmingham Special Gets the High Ball in , 1957

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The Birmingham Special Gets the High Ball in , 1957

Sale Date: November 2, 2013

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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 29, 2013

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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 29, 2013

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Birmingham Special at Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

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Birmingham Special at Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: October 29, 2013

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NW1103, Hot Shot Eastbound at the Iaeger..., 1956

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NW1103, Hot Shot Eastbound at the Iaeger..., 1956

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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S1 Switching Locomotive, NW. Panoramic, 1980

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S1 Switching Locomotive, NW. Panoramic, 1980

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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J-Class 605 Enters The Wash Bay, Shaffer's..., 1955

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J-Class 605 Enters The Wash Bay, Shaffer's..., 1955

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Hester Fringer's Living Room On The Tracks, 1955

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Hester Fringer's Living Room On The Tracks, 1955

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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