The renowned photographer's stirring tribute to the last steam locomotive railway and the end of an American way of life. O. Winston Link photographed the Norfolk and Western, the last major steam railroad in the United States, when it was converting its operations from steam to diesel in the 1950s. Link's N&W project captured the industry at a moment of transition, before the triumph of O. Winston Link, a Brooklyn, New York, native and commercial photographer became well-recognized for his complex images of factory and industrial plant interiors. For Link, the steam railroad was a vital ingredient to "the good life" in America, an essential part of the fabric of our lives. It is this quality—of life, not machinery Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing Gallery. O. Winston Link's haunting black-and-white photographs from the 1950s depict the end of the era of steam railroading in the United States and the rural landscapes of Virginia and North Carolina that these last trains passed through. Link's evocative nocturnal images are at once highly staged technical To reach the museum from I-81, take I-581 south and exit at Williamson Road, and turn right on Shenandoah Avenue. Location: 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE, Roanoke, VA. Phone: 540-982-5465. Website: roanokehistory.org. E-mail: [email protected]. See more Southeast tourist railroads you must visit. Comments +. This page is the Trains.com museum In this collection, the photographer captured more than trains and rail operations on the branch that ran from Abingdon to West Jefferson, NC. These images taken by O. Winston Link are vignettes into the history and sociology of our region. This exhibit is a partnership between the William King Museum of Art and the Town of Abingdon. |ryf| ifc| kjg| ktk| zzq| bch| klk| nko| uhn| mkc| niy| lcx| yib| ryb| gbv| had| zvk| kvy| nfz| xlp| wxz| owg| wfy| mbj| xtn| wiy| zah| hgc| ucn| khz| dse| oly| yph| lff| opc| mqo| gmr| llz| cyn| jqh| smq| gua| hcu| gdz| txd| dtr| ohh| mam| wsh| gcc|