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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Walker Evans, Sally Mann, Hiroshi Sugimoto, George Tice

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O. Winston Link (1,059 results)
HOT SHOT, EASTBOUND, 1956

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HOT SHOT, EASTBOUND, 1956

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, IEAGER, WEST VIRGINIA

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HOT SHOT EAST BOUND, IEAGER, WEST VIRGINIA"., 1956

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

Auction Closed

CHILDREN FISHING ON BRIDGE., 1955

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CHILDREN FISHING ON BRIDGE., 1955

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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SELECTED IMAGES., 1950

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SELECTED IMAGES., 1950

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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GHOST TOWN., 1957

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GHOST TOWN., 1957

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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SELECTED IMAGES., 1950

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SELECTED IMAGES., 1950

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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WASHING J CLASS 605 AT SHAFFERS..., 1955–1955

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WASHING J CLASS 605 AT SHAFFERS..., 1955–1955

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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HIGH BALL FOR THE DOUBLE HEADER,..., 1959–1959

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HIGH BALL FOR THE DOUBLE HEADER,..., 1959–1959

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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GOOSENECK DAM AND NO. 2, 1956–1956

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GOOSENECK DAM AND NO. 2, 1956–1956

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICITY FALLS,..., 1956–1956

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SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICITY FALLS,..., 1956–1956

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER WEST VIRGINIA, 1956–1956

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER WEST VIRGINIA, 1956–1956

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

Auction Closed

LA TOILETTE, 1955–1955

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LA TOILETTE, 1955–1955

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

Auction Closed

SOLITUDE, 1959–1959

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SOLITUDE, 1959–1959

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

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LURAY VIRGINIA, 1955–1960

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LURAY VIRGINIA, 1955–1960

Sale Date: November 1, 1990

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ENTERING LURAY FROM THE SOUTH,TIME FREIGHT 96...

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ENTERING LURAY FROM THE SOUTH,TIME FREIGHT 96...

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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SUMMER EVENING, LITHIA, VIRGINIA, 1987–1987

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SUMMER EVENING, LITHIA, VIRGINIA, 1987–1987

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER, GREEN COVE,...

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER, GREEN COVE,...

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA

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HOT SHOT EASTBOUND, IAEGER, WEST VIRGINIA

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

KELLER'S FIELD

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KELLER'S FIELD

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

MAIN LINE ON MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, WEST , 1958–1958

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MAIN LINE ON MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, WEST , 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

GHOST TOWN, STANLEY, VA., 1984–1984

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GHOST TOWN, STANLEY, VA., 1984–1984

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER,..., 1956–1956

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER,..., 1956–1956

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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CLASS J AT MAX MEADOWS, 1987–1987

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CLASS J AT MAX MEADOWS, 1987–1987

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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NO. 3, THE POCAHONTAS, BARRELSBY SHAWSVILLE ITS...

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NO. 3, THE POCAHONTAS, BARRELSBY SHAWSVILLE ITS...

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

Auction Closed

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