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A Fairy-Tale Ending Derailed - April 3, 1994
Newspaper article in the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times about recent legal battles between O. Winston Link and his second wife, Conchita. The article chronicles Mr. Link's project to photograph steam locomotives and small-town America in the 1950's, his rise to fame late in life, and marital and legal trouble between Mr. Link and Conchita.
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A Fairy-Tale Ending Derailed - April 3, 1994
Article in the Arts & Leisure section of The New York Times about recent legal battles between O. Winston Link and his second wife, Conchita. The article chronicles Mr. Link's project to photograph steam locomotives and small-town America in the 1950's, his rise to fame late in life, and marital and legal trouble between Mr. Link and Conchita. A large color photograph of Mr. Link at the Virginia Museum of Transportation is on the 1st page of the ...
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A Fairy-Tale Ending Derailed - April 3, 1994
Article in the Arts & Leisure section of The New York Times about recent legal battles between O. Winston Link and his second wife, Conchita. The article chronicles Mr. Link's project to photograph steam locomotives and small-town America in the 1950's, his rise to fame late in life, and marital and legal trouble between Mr. Link and Conchita. A large color photograph of Mr. Link at the Virginia Museum of Transportation is on the 1st page of the ...
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A Link to Railroads Past - August 1992
A newspaper article published in Seniors, a monthly guide for seniors in the Roanoke Valley, about O. Winston Link's love for trains and his passion for taking photographs of them.
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A Link to Railroads Past - August 1992
Article in Seniors Magazine about O. Winston Link who had recently visited Roanoke for the dedication of the new Norfolk Southern Corporation building in which about 30 of his photographs were hung. The article, which contains a photograph of Link on the cover, focuses on his project to photograph steam locomotives in the 1950's and mentions his earlier work in commercial photography and his passions and current projects.
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A Link to Railroads Past - August 1992
Article in Seniors Magazine about O. Winston Link who had recently visited Roanoke for the dedication of the new Norfolk Southern Corporation building in which about 30 of his photographs were hung. The article, which contains a photograph of Link on the cover, focuses on his project to photograph steam locomotives in the 1950's and mentions his earlier work in commercial photography and his passions and current projects.
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A One-Track Mind - March 3, 2004
Article in the Escapes section of The Washington Post featuring Roanoke and the O. Winston Link Museum which opened shortly before the article was published. The article discusses Mr. Links project to photograph steam locomotives, Roanoke's railroad heritage and restoration, and the Link museum.
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Engine 1218 Comes Home - January 25, 1996
Article in The Roanoke Times about the return of Norfolk Southern's Class A No. 1218 steam locomotive to Roanoke from Birmingham, Alabama. The article mentions that the Virginia Museum of Transportation had requested that Norfolk Southern donate the 1218 to the museum, but that Norfolk Southern had not made a decision yet.
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Engine 1218 Comes Home - January 25, 1996
Article in The Roanoke Times about the return of Norfolk Southern's Class A No. 1218 steam locomotive to Roanoke from Birmingham, Alabama. The article mentions that the Virginia Museum of Transportation had requested that Norfolk Southern donate the 1218 to the museum, but that Norfolk Southern had not made a decision yet.
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His Photographs Roar Through the Golden Years - February 6, 1996
Article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch written in reaction to response from train enthusiasts upon learning that the writer, Keith Pritchard associate city editor, had been invited to lunch with O. Winston Link in Mr. Link's classic railroad business car. The article discusses Mr. Link's project to photograph steam locomotives for which he was given unprecedented access to Norfolk and Western property.
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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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Of the Rails - April 25, 2004
Article in the Baltimore Sun shortly after the opening of the O. Winston Link Museum discusses Roanoke and its railroad history, Mr. Link's project to photograph steam locomotives, and the artistry and technical procession of Mr. Link's photographs.
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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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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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Steamy Court Saga - April 12, 1994
Article by Barry Meir of the New York Times published in the Extra section of the Roanoke Times & World-News. The article, essentially a rewrite of an published earlier in the month in The New York Times, discusses O. Winston Link's photography of steam locomotives, his troubled marriage to his second wife Conchita, and Mr. Link's battle with his ex-wife over 2,000 missing photographic prints. A large color photograph of Mr. Link at the Virginia ...
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Steamy Court Saga - April 12, 1994
Article by Barry Meir of the New York Times published in the Extra section of the Roanoke Times & World-News. The article, essentially a rewrite of an published earlier in the month in The New York Times, discusses O. Winston Link's photography of steam locomotives, his troubled marriage to his second wife Conchita, and Mr. Link's battle with his ex-wife over 2,000 missing photographic prints. A large color photograph of Mr. Link at the Virginia ...
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Steamy Court Saga Newspaper Article - April 12, 1994
Newspaper article by Barry Meir of the New York Times published in the Roanoke Times & World-News. The article discusses O. Winston Link's photography of steam locomotives, his troubled marriage to his second wife Conchita, and Mr. Link's battle with his ex-wife over 2,000 missing photographic prints.
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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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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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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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