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, Iager, West Virgina, 1956

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iager, West Virgina, 1956

Sale Date: April 15, 2010

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The Birmingham Special gets the highball at..., 1957

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The Birmingham Special gets the highball at..., 1957

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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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: March 23, 2010

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Patched window, Waynesboro Virgina, 1955–1958

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Patched window, Waynesboro Virgina, 1955–1958

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Bridge 425, Arcadia, Virginia, 1955–1958

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Bridge 425, Arcadia, Virginia, 1955–1958

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Untitled, 1955

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Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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Sometimes the electricity fails, 1956

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Sometimes the electricity fails, 1956

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iager, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iager, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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Washing J Class 605, West Virginia, 1955

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Washing J Class 605, West Virginia, 1955

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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Mr. and Mrs. Pope watch the last..., 1957

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Mr. and Mrs. Pope watch the last..., 1957

Sale Date: December 7, 2009

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

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

Sale Date: November 19, 2009

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Boaz Pusher Siding, East of Roanoke, Vinton, , 1958

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Boaz Pusher Siding, East of Roanoke, Vinton, , 1958

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Swimming hole, Hawksbill Creek

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Swimming hole, Hawksbill Creek

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Swimming pool, Welch, West Virginia

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Swimming pool, Welch, West Virginia

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Silent Night at Seven Mile Ford, Virginia, 1957

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Silent Night at Seven Mile Ford, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Hawksbill Creek, swimming hole, Luray,..., 1956

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Hawksbill Creek, swimming hole, Luray,..., 1956

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West , 1956–1958

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West , 1956–1958

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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The Birmingham Special gets the highball at..., 1957

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The Birmingham Special gets the highball at..., 1957

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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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 22, 2009

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Maud bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green..., 1956

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Maud bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green..., 1956

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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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: October 6, 2009

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