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. 

O. Winston Link Artworks

O. Winston Link (1,059 results)
Hot shot, East bound at the Iaeger, Drive..., 1956

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Hot shot, East bound at the Iaeger, Drive..., 1956

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Hot shot, east bound at the iaeger drive in, , 1956

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Hot shot, east bound at the iaeger drive in, , 1956

Sale Date: July 28, 2010

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, Luray, VA, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, Luray, VA, 1956

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Train 1241 coming through the westbound..., 1957

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Train 1241 coming through the westbound..., 1957

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Main Street, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Main Street, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

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Hotshot, Eastbound, at the Iaeger Drive-in,..., 1956

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Hotshot, Eastbound, at the Iaeger Drive-in,..., 1956

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Train 202 coming off bridge 8, 1957

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Train 202 coming off bridge 8, 1957

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Silent Night at Seven Mile Ford, Virginia

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Silent Night at Seven Mile Ford, Virginia

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Birmingham Special arriving at Rural Retreat, 1957

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Birmingham Special arriving at Rural Retreat, 1957

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Ghost town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Ghost town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1958

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1958

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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The Keith children fishing, back creek on..., 1955

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The Keith children fishing, back creek on..., 1955

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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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: May 20, 2010

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Swimming hole, Hawksbill Creek, 1956

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Swimming hole, Hawksbill Creek, 1956

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Swimming pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

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Swimming pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1958

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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A summer evening with train no. 2,..., 1950–1959

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A summer evening with train no. 2,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Summer evening, Lithia, Virginia, 1955

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Summer evening, Lithia, Virginia, 1955

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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Coaling locomotives, Shaffers Crossing,..., 1955

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Coaling locomotives, Shaffers Crossing,..., 1955

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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NW720, Hester Fringer's living room on the..., 1955

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NW720, Hester Fringer's living room on the..., 1955

Sale Date: May 18, 2010

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NW1643, A Giant Oak Tree and the Westbound..., 1957

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NW1643, A Giant Oak Tree and the Westbound..., 1957

Sale Date: April 16, 2010

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NW1345, Policeman Weldon Painter Petrols the , 1957

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NW1345, Policeman Weldon Painter Petrols the , 1957

Sale Date: April 16, 2010

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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: April 16, 2010

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NW 1980-1993 S-1A switcher and its crew,..., 1958

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NW 1980-1993 S-1A switcher and its crew,..., 1958

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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