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)
Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, Luray, VA, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, Luray, VA, 1956

Sale Date: October 6, 2009

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Hot shot (+ Rural retreat; 2 works), 1956–1957

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Hot shot (+ Rural retreat; 2 works), 1956–1957

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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Hiroshima (bk w/165 works, folio)

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Hiroshima (bk w/165 works, folio)

Sale Date: May 19, 2009

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NW 720, living room on the tracks, Lithia,..., 1955

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NW 720, living room on the tracks, Lithia,..., 1955

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Washing J Class 605, Shaffers Crossing,..., 1955

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Washing J Class 605, Shaffers Crossing,..., 1955

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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

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

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Ghost town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Ghost town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: May 14, 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: May 19, 2009

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Lubricator Charles Wade attends to the rods..., 1955

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Lubricator Charles Wade attends to the rods..., 1955

Sale Date: April 2, 2009

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Switcher and its crew, Roanoke, Va, 1958

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Switcher and its crew, Roanoke, Va, 1958

Sale Date: April 2, 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: April 2, 2009

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, Wv, 1958

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, Wv, 1958

Sale Date: April 2, 2009

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iager, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot, eastbound, Iager, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: March 31, 2009

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A class, lanterns and funnels, Boaz..., 1955–1958

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A class, lanterns and funnels, Boaz..., 1955–1958

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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Waiting for the creeper, Green Cove, Virginia, 1956

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Waiting for the creeper, Green Cove, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole, 1956

Sale Date: January 14, 2009

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Sometimes the electricity fails, 1950

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Sometimes the electricity fails, 1950

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Electrician's helper J.W. Dalhouse, 1950

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Electrician's helper J.W. Dalhouse, 1950

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, 1957

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, 1957

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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The Keith children fishing as train no. 2..., 1956

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The Keith children fishing as train no. 2..., 1956

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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

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

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole with no. 96..., 1956

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Hawksbill Creek swimming hole with no. 96..., 1956

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Hot shot eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hot shot eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Maine Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1985

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Maine Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1985

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

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