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, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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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: April 6, 2021

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THE POPES AND THE LAST PASSENGER TRAIN, MAX..., 1958

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THE POPES AND THE LAST PASSENGER TRAIN, MAX..., 1958

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER,..., 1950–1959

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MAUD BOWS TO THE VIRGINIA CREEPER,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Abingdon Branch, Train 202, Northbound Moves , 1959

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Abingdon Branch, Train 202, Northbound Moves , 1959

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Train 16 Leaves Williamson, 1958

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Train 16 Leaves Williamson, 1958

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, VA, 1958

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, VA, 1958

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Inside Austin's General Store, Train No. 2..., 1957

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Inside Austin's General Store, Train No. 2..., 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Ghost Train Passenger, 1955

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Ghost Train Passenger, 1955

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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The Cavalier Leaves Williamson, West..., 1959

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The Cavalier Leaves Williamson, West..., 1959

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Ghost Train Freight, Norfolk, Virginia, 1955

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Ghost Train Freight, Norfolk, Virginia, 1955

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Public Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1968

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Public Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1968

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Cow 13 and Train No. 3 Passing the Ryan..., 1955

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Cow 13 and Train No. 3 Passing the Ryan..., 1955

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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N&W Train No. 2 Meets B&O Train No. 5,..., 1957

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N&W Train No. 2 Meets B&O Train No. 5,..., 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Mr. & Mrs. Ben F. Pope & Last Steam..., 1957

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Mr. & Mrs. Ben F. Pope & Last Steam..., 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Hester Fringer's Living Room on the Tracks,..., 1955

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Hester Fringer's Living Room on the Tracks,..., 1955

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Christmas Time at Seven-Mile Ford, Virginia..., 1957

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Christmas Time at Seven-Mile Ford, Virginia..., 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Christmas Time at Seven Mile Ford, Virginia..., 1957

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Christmas Time at Seven Mile Ford, Virginia..., 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Abingdon Branch Train 201, Southbound at..., 1955

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Abingdon Branch Train 201, Southbound at..., 1955

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Ghost Town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

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Ghost Town, Stanley, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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Gooseneck Dam on the Maury River with Train..., 1956

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Gooseneck Dam on the Maury River with Train..., 1956

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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N&W Train No. 17 Crossing Bridge 201, East..., 1957

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N&W Train No. 17 Crossing Bridge 201, East..., 1957

Sale Date: February 11, 2021

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