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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Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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O. Winston Link (1,059 results)
SELECTED IMAGES, 1950–1960

O. Winston Link

SELECTED IMAGES, 1950–1960

Sale Date: April 6, 1993

Auction Closed

RUNNING GEAR OF CLASS E2A 4-6-2 NO. 578 IN..., 1957

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RUNNING GEAR OF CLASS E2A 4-6-2 NO. 578 IN..., 1957

Sale Date: April 6, 1993

Auction Closed

SOMETIMES ELECTRICITY FAILS, 1950

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SOMETIMES ELECTRICITY FAILS, 1950

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER, 1950

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER, 1950

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

RURAL RETREAT, 1950

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RURAL RETREAT, 1950

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

Auction Closed

LA LOCOMOTIVE

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LA LOCOMOTIVE

Sale Date: November 7, 1992

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

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HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

Sale Date: October 16, 1992

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

Sale Date: October 13, 1992

Auction Closed

THE WAITING ROOM, 1940S

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THE WAITING ROOM, 1940S

Sale Date: May 8, 1992

Auction Closed

W.A. MILLER AT THE VESUVIUS GENERAL STORE

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W.A. MILLER AT THE VESUVIUS GENERAL STORE

Sale Date: May 7, 1992

Auction Closed

MAIN LINE ON MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, WEST , 1981–1987

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MAIN LINE ON MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, WEST , 1981–1987

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER,

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER,

Sale Date: April 15, 1992

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

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HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

Sale Date: April 14, 1992

Auction Closed

SOLITUDE, 1959

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SOLITUDE, 1959

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

Auction Closed

TRIBORO BRIDGE 'SPINNING WHEEL' (1937), 1950

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TRIBORO BRIDGE 'SPINNING WHEEL' (1937), 1950

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

GHOST TOWN, STANLEY, VIRGINIA, 1957

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GHOST TOWN, STANLEY, VIRGINIA, 1957

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, LAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1986

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, LAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1986

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

WASHING J. CLASS 605 AT SHAFFERS CROSSING..., 1987

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WASHING J. CLASS 605 AT SHAFFERS CROSSING..., 1987

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

SILENT NIGHT AT SEVEN-MILE FORD, 1957

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SILENT NIGHT AT SEVEN-MILE FORD, 1957

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

TERRY FRIEND AND MINNIE TATE POSE WITH..., 1983–1987

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TERRY FRIEND AND MINNIE TATE POSE WITH..., 1983–1987

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

RURAL RETREAT, AND MAIN STREETNORTH..., 1988–1990

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RURAL RETREAT, AND MAIN STREETNORTH..., 1988–1990

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, IEAGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

O. Winston Link

HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, IEAGER, WEST VIRGINIA, 1956

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

OLD MAUD BOWS TO THE 'VIRGINIACREEPER,' , 1950–1984

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OLD MAUD BOWS TO THE 'VIRGINIACREEPER,' , 1950–1984

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

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