Historical Society of Western Virginia Museum Manager Lynsey Allie poses for a portrait among the artifacts in the “A New Look at Link: His Life and Legacy” exhibition at the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke.
SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times
TRT This view of historical society museum manager Lynsey Allie, seen through the viewfinder of a large format view camera, appearing upside down and backwards, is what internationally known photographer O. Winston Link saw through his large format view cameras as he composed his photographs of steam engines.
“For about 2 years I’ve been making photographs along the N&W at night,” wrote O. Winston Link in 1956. “I am not being paid by any one [sic] to shoot these pictures. I am doing it to have a record of Americas [sic] last steam powered RR before the N&W goes to diesel.”
“A New Look at Link: His Life and Legacy” will be on display through Nov. 5 at the O. Winston Link Museum at 101 Shenandoah Ave N.E. in Roanoke. Admission is $6; students, military personnel and senior citizens, $5.50; children ages 3-11, $3. For more information call 982-5465 or visit roanokehistory.org.
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Historical Society of Western Virginia Museum Manager Lynsey Allie poses for a portrait among the artifacts in the “A New Look at Link: His Life and Legacy” exhibition at the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke.
TRT This view of historical society museum manager Lynsey Allie, seen through the viewfinder of a large format view camera, appearing upside down and backwards, is what internationally known photographer O. Winston Link saw through his large format view cameras as he composed his photographs of steam engines.
