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1. Grand Opening Smartwear-Irving Saks, Roanoke, Virginia - A black and white photograph of the grand opening of Smartwear-Irving Saks at 210-212 South Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Virginia, on April 19, 1948. This photograph features the crowd on the ground floor of the store. Floral arrangements sent by vendors, other store owners, and friends have been placed on display cases and a "Vanity Fair" sign appears in the background. Many of the females wear hats. A note on the reverse of the photograph identifies the clerks dressed in black behind the counter as Marjorie Coleman on the left and Frances Altizer's mother, Sarah Buchanan, on the right.

   1990.69.1081

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Grand Opening Smartwear-Irving Saks, Roanoke, Virginia - A black and white photograph taken contemporaneously with the grand opening of Smartwear-Irving Saks at 210-212 South Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Virginia, on April 19, 1948. This photograph features a display case containing handbags and gloves on the ground floor of the store. The marquee of the American Theater on the west side of Jefferson Street appears through the store windows.

   1990.69.1082

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Heironimus Window - Black and white photograph of a Heironimus window. A mannequin stands behind a small snow covered tree, a small wooden sign placed decoratively at its base. It reads 'Vanity Fair.' The mannequin wears a long silk style nightgown or robe with a high hat or fascinator on her head. She stands on a plinth in front of a mirror or arched entryway.

   2019.20.55

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Heironimus Window - Black and white photograph of a Heironimus window. A mannequin stands behind a small snow covered tree, a small wooden sign placed decoratively at its base. It reads 'Vanity Fair.' The mannequin wears a short silk style nightgown or lingerie and is placed in front of a mirror or entryway.

   2019.20.52

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Link Photos Put Wythe in the National Spotlight - September 9, 2000

   Article in the Community section of the Southwest Virginia Enterprise (Wytheville, Virginia) about the ongoing relationship between O. Winston Link and Terry Friend, who helped him when he was taking photographs near Max Meadows, Virginia. The article, which contains a photo of O. Winston Link talking with Terry Friend at an exhibit in Roanoke in 1984, appears to have been prompted by an exhibition of Link photographs at the New York Transit Muse...

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6. Link Photos Put Wythe In The National Spotlight - September 9, 2000

   Article in the Southwest Virginia Enterprise about the ongoing relationship between O. Winston Link and Terry Friend who helped him when he was taking photographs near Max Meadows, Virginia. The article appears to have been prompted by an exhibition of Link photographs at the New York Transit Museum.

   Record Type: Archive

   
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. Photographer Link deserves local honor. - February 16, 2001

   Letter to the editor of the Roanoke Times newspaper written by Ann Weinstein, titled "Photographer Link deserves local honor". The article appeared in the February 16, 2001 issue of the newspaper, after the death of O. Winston Link. Ms. Weinstein is suggesting that Mr Link deserves recognition.

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9. Photographer Link Deserves Local Honor - February 10, 2001

   Letter to the editor of the Roanoke Times published shortly after the death of O. Winston Link. The letter, written by critic Ann Weinstein, praises Mr. Link's photographs of steam locomotives and discusses his irascibility.

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10. 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).

    Record Type: Archive