Timeline

1914

Born Ogle Winston Link on December 16, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY

1937 - 1942

Worked as a photographer for New York City public relations firm Carl Byoir Associates

1937

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic University), Brooklyn, NY

1942

Went to work for Columbia Institute Laboratory in Mineola, Long Island where he performed secret war research for the U.S. Government

Because of the proximity of the LIRR to the lab where he worked and his ongoing interest in trains, he started taking photographs of the trains

1945

Began working independently as a photographer after WWII

1955 - 1960

Photographed the trains on the Norfolk & Western Railroad in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina

1960

Returned to New York and continued as a commercial photographer

2000

He agreed to the creation of the O. Winston Link Museum to be located in the historic Norfalk & Western Passenger Station in Roanoke, VA, and the station was restored and refurbished by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy

2001

Died in South Salem, NY

2004

The O. Winston Link Museum opened