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   "Second Pigeon & the Mockingbird" record cover. Written on the back is "N&W West Virginia, Poca Div." Steam engine, Y6b #2190 at Massy Mine near Gilbert, West Virginia. O. Winston Link Photography stamp on back.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. 12/30/1862 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Bath Alum [Springs] Dec. 30th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of receiving Northern papers from some of the troops retreating from West Virginia, gives his thoughts on ways the war might be stopped, news of the great battle at Fredericksburg where the papers claim the losses were greater then the South had heard, proposes a boundary that would separate the Cotton States from Virginia and other border states, ...

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Black and white negative of NW 435A

   OWL2007.04.435"A"

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Black and white negative of NW436A

   OWL2007.04.436"A"

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5. Black and white negative of NW 440A

   OWL2007.04.440"A"

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6. A. L. Poteet, Branwell, WV Greasing Locomotive - Black and white negative of NW 83. E2A, 563 used on the Norton Run. A. L. Poteet, Bramwell, WV is greasing the locomotive. Used in Steam, Steel & Stars.

   OWL2007.04.83

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. A. L. Poteet lubricates Locomotive 563 at Bluefield. - A. L. Poteet, of Bramwell, West Virginia, is greasing Class E2a Locomotive 563 at Bluefield's two track lubritorium in June 1955, used on the Norton run.

   OWL2002.07.29

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 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.

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. A Pusher At Cooper Tunnel - Black and white negative of NW 391. The is the bridge at Cooper Tunnel; a pusher on grade near Bluefield, West Va.

   OWL2007.04.391

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Art in Review: All the livelong day (and night) - April 11, 1997

    Article in the Art in Review section in The New York Times about an exhibition of O. Winston Link photographic prints at the John McEnroe Gallery. The writer cites Link as a precursor of staged or set-up photographers and says that his "view of America might seem positively Rockwellian, except that his devotion to machines, the camera included, kept his art free of sentimentality."

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. Art in Review: All the livelong day (and night) - April 11, 1997

    Article in the Art in Review section in The New York Times about an exhibition of O. Winston Link photographic prints at the John McEnroe Gallery. The writer cites Link as a precursor of staged or set-up photographers and says that his "view of America might seem positively Rockwellian, except that his devotion to machines, the camera included, kept his art free of sentimentality."

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. A Y6 Locomotive Pusher Stopped On The Mainline On Main Street - Shot during the day; train stopped on the Mainline on Main Street. A Y6 locomotive pusher.

    OWL2007.04.1968

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Back Of Truck, Front Of Locomotive - Black and white negative of NW 495. Back of truck, front of locomotive in street.

    OWL2007.04.495

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Bell And Whistle Against Sky - Black and white negative of NW 573. Bell and whistle against the sky. Old #7.

    OWL2007.04.573

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Bell Close-up - Black and white negative of NW 584. Bell, close up. Old #7

    OWL2007.04.584

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Bell On Old #7 - Black and white negative of NW 583. Bell, Old #7.

    OWL2007.04.583

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Boy Scouts Watching - Black and white negative of NW 527. Boy Scouts in uniform watching; no locomotive.

    OWL2007.04.527

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Casper Distillery corn whiskey bottle. - Corn whiskey bottle of clear fluted glass with a cork stopper. Etched on the bottle are the words: "VERY OLD CORN, CASPER, ROANOKE, VA., LOWEST PRICED WHISKEY HOUSE, WRITE FOR PRIVATE TERMS". According to "A History of Roanoke" by Raymond P. Barnes, the Casper Distillery was erected in 1906 when J. L. Casper purchased some of the old stockyard property on a hill later known as Casper's Hill. Mr. Casper and Associates constructed the Casper Distillery on the site of the former Stockyard Hotel on the north side of Route 460 just east of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. A big pipe passed over Old Hollins Road to carry slop from the distillery to feed cattle. The pure corn whiskey that was manufactured sold for $1.00 per quart, guaranteed five years old. If one cut an advertisement from the newspaper, an extra quart was given free with each purchase. The sweet mash whiskey sold for $.75 per quart and the distillery did a good business, particularly in West Virginia.

    1964.62.01

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Casper Distillery corn whiskey bottle. - Corn whiskey bottle of clear fluted glass with a cork stopper. Etched on the bottle are the words: "VERY OLD CORN, CASPER, ROANOKE, VA., LOWEST PRICED WHISKEY HOUSE, WRITE FOR PRIVATE TERMS". According to "A History of Roanoke" by Raymond P. Barnes, the Casper Distillery was erected in 1906 when J. L. Casper purchased some of the old stockyard property on a hill later known as Casper's Hill. Mr. Casper and Associates constructed the Casper Distillery on the site of the former Stockyard Hotel on the north side of Route 460 just east of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. A big pipe passed over Old Hollins Road to carry slop from the distillery to feed cattle. The pure corn whiskey that was manufactured sold for $1.00 per quart, guaranteed five years old. If one cut an advertisement from the newspaper, an extra quart was given free with each purchase. The sweet mash whiskey sold for $.75 per quart and the distillery did a good business, particularly in West Virginia.

    1962.09.01

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Caterpillar Tractor Used To Pull Engine Onto New Track - Black and white negative of NW 550. Caterpilar tractor used to pull engine onto new track with a chain. City manager Kael's kid.

    OWL2007.04.550

    Record Type: Photo