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 (1,040 results)

Self-Portrait, Hawksbill Creek Swimming..., 1956

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Self-Portrait, Hawksbill Creek Swimming..., 1956

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Hot Shot East Bound at Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

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Hot Shot East Bound at Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, August

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, August

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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NW 883, Gooseneck Dam and The No. 2 near..., 1956

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NW 883, Gooseneck Dam and The No. 2 near..., 1956

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1963

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Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia, 1963

Sale Date: March 2, 2024

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Main Line on Main Street, North Fork, West..., 1966

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Main Line on Main Street, North Fork, West..., 1966

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, a..., 1956

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Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia, a..., 1956

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1958

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Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West..., 1958

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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A Summer Evening, Train No. 2, North through , 1955

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A Summer Evening, Train No. 2, North through , 1955

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Ole Maud, Green Cove, Virginia, 1956

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Ole Maud, Green Cove, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Shaffers Crossing, Roanoke, Virginia

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Shaffers Crossing, Roanoke, Virginia

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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WASHING J CLASS 605, SHAFFERS CROSSING..., 1955

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WASHING J CLASS 605, SHAFFERS CROSSING..., 1955

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Hotshot Eastbound, 1982

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Hotshot Eastbound, 1982

Sale Date: November 18, 2023

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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: November 5, 2023

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Train 202 at Tusk, 1955

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Train 202 at Tusk, 1955

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Drive-In, Iaeger,..., 1956

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Hot Shot Eastbound at the Drive-In, Iaeger,..., 1956

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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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: October 17, 2023

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, 1956

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, 1956

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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First No. 51 Stanley, Virginia, 1956

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First No. 51 Stanley, Virginia, 1956

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Hotshot Eastbound, Laeger Drive-in, Laeger,..., 1957

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Hotshot Eastbound, Laeger Drive-in, Laeger,..., 1957

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Self-portrait with George Thom, 1956

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Self-portrait with George Thom, 1956

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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O. Winston Link and George Thom with Night..., 1956

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O. Winston Link and George Thom with Night..., 1956

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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