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  1. All Aboard - January 8, 2004

    Article in The Roanoke Times published 2 days prior to the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum. Subtitled "The O. Winston Link Museum Opens Saturday," the article includes a schedule for lectures and guests who would attend the opening celebration.

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  2. All Aboard: The O. Winston Link Museum Opens Saturday - January 8, 2004

    Article in Extra Weekend section of the Roanoke Times prior to the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article briefly discusses Mr. Link's project of photographing steam locomotives and includes a schedule of lectures on opening day.

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  3. Chugging Along - June 30, 2001

    Article in the Roanoke Times discusses the plans for and the progress on the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses progress on the museum, funding, and negotiations with Mr. Link, his son Conway, and Norfolk Southern.

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    Newspaper clipping, page 1
  4. Chugging Along - June 30, 2001

    Article in the Roanoke Times discusses the plans for and the progress on the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses progress on the museum, funding, and negotiations with Mr. Link, his son Conway, and Norfolk Southern.

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    Newspaper clipping, page 1
  5. Full steam ahead with Link memorabilia - January 2004

    Article in the Roanoke Times discusses the successful opening of the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article contains comments by museum personnel regarding admissions and gift shop sales.

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    Newspaper article, page 1
  6. Link museum opens doors to 1,000 visitors - January 11. 2004

    Newspaper article in the Roanoke Times following the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses the large crowd at the museum opening, distinguished guests, the museum collection, Mr. Link's legal battle with his second wife, and the history behind the museum.

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  7. On The Other Side Of The Camera - August 8, 2000

    Article in the Extra section of The Roanoke Times about a photographic shoot of O. Winston Link in Roanoke for Vanity Fair magazine. It includes several pictures of Link, including one with him sitting on the 1218, and quotes from David Helmer and Joan Thomas. The article also discusses the cooperation by Norfolk Southern to clean the engine, rig new lights, and move it a quarter of a mile for the photo shoot because Mr. Link wanted it to be in t...

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  8. Preserving Link's Past in Railroad History - January 10, 2001

    Article in the Extra section of The Roanoke Times about the proposed museum for O. Winston Link prints planned for the former Roanoke passenger station. The article centers around Mr. Links desire that the 1218 engine be displayed on a railroad turntable in the new museum. It contains a color photo "Green Cove" and a photo of O. Winston Link with N&W Class A No. 1218.

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  9. Preserving Link's Past in Railroad History - January 10, 2001

    Article in the Extra section of The Roanoke Times about the proposed museum for O. Winston Link prints planned for the former Roanoke passenger station. The article centers around Mr. Links desire that the 1218 engine be displayed on a railroad turntable in the new museum. It contains a color photo "Green Cove" and a photo of O. Winston Link with N&W Class A No. 1218.

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    Newspaper article, page 1
  10. Preserving Link's Past in Railroad History - January 10, 2001

    Article in the Extra section of The Roanoke Times about the proposed museum for O. Winston Link prints planned for the former Roanoke passenger station. The article centers around Mr. Links desire that the 1218 engine be displayed on a railroad turntable in the new museum. It contains a color photo "Green Cove" and a photo of O. Winston Link with N&W Class A No. 1218.

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    Newspaper article, page 1
  11. Rolling Along - June 30, 2001

    Newspaper article in the Extra section of The Roanoke Times about the plans for and progress on the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses progress on the museum, funding, and negotiations with Mr. Link, his son Conway, and Norfolk Southern.

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    Newspaper article, page 1
  12. Rolling Along - June 30, 2001

    Newspaper article in the Roanoke Times covers the plans for and progress on the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses progress on the museum, funding, and negotiations with Mr. Link, his son Conway, and Norfolk Southern.

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    Newspaper clipping
  13. Rolling Along - June 30, 2001

    Newspaper article in the Extra section of The Roanoke Times about the plans for and progress on the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses progress on the museum, funding, and negotiations with Mr. Link, his son Conway, and Norfolk Southern.

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    Newspaper article, page 1
  14. Station Master - January 9, 2004

    Article on Raymond Loewy, internationally famous industrial designer, who designed the makeover of Roanoke's passenger train station in the 1940's. The article was written prior to the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum in the former train station in January 2004.

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  15. The Definitive Story - December 7, 2003

    Newspaper article published in the Roanoke Times approximately one month prior to the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses Mr. Link and his project to photograph steam locomotives and the creation of the museum. (The article is on the same physical page as 2003.32.23.132.01).

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  16. The Grit and Grandeur of Old Trains - April 24, 1998

    Article by Kevin Kittredge on an exhibit of O. Winston Link photographs at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The article discusses Mr. Link's love of trains, his project to photograph steam locomotives, the late recognition of his work, and his legal suit against his second wife for theft of his photos.

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  17. The Man Did Not Think Small - December 7, 2003

    A Roanoke Times article published approximately a month before the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The article discusses the negotiations with Mr. Link to make the museum possible. It contains a photo of O. Winston Link posed on the 1218 steam locomotive taken as part of a photo shoot for a Vanity Fair magazine article in August 2000. (Article is on the same physical page as OWL2003.32.23.132.01).

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  18. Ties to the Past - March 30, 2004

    Article in the Roanoke Times about the restored house of Bill Childress, section foreman for the Norfolk and Western Railway, in Abingdon, Virginia. The article discusses the life of a railroad section foreman and the restoration of the house by Childress' descendants.

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  19. Will A Museum Be Locomotive 1218's Final Stop? - August 15, 2000

    Article in The Roanoke Times about the 1281 A-series locomotive which had recently been used in a photo shoot of O. Winston Link for Vanity Fair magazine. The article chronicles the history of the 1218 and the A-series and discusses the desire of the Virginia Museum of Transportation to have the 1218 in its collection.

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