Galleries & Collections

Changing Exhibition Gallery

New exhibition of railroad photography by O. Winston Link now on view through August 2, 2009.

Maude bows to the Virginia Creeper by O. Winston Link

Above: "Maude bows to the Virginia Creeper" (detail) by O. Winston Link, 1956, Green Cove, Virginia.
 
 

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"Hawksbill Creek" by O. Winston Link, 1956, Luray, Virginia.
 

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Hawksbill Creek by O. Winston Link

There was a time when the sight and sounds of the steam locomotive ruled the land and touched the lives of countless people in many different ways.  Between 1955 and 1960 photographer O. Winston Link (1914-2001) created unforgettable images that documented how people lived along and interacted with the Norfolk & Western Railway, the last Class 1 railroad in America to operate exclusively with steam power.  Today Link's work is hailed as one of the best records of this long-vanished way of life, and the haunting images he took at night have become especially acclaimed.  Now, the newest MSV exhibition presents a wonderful opportunity to see 30 of these unforgettable black-and-white images.  Life Along the Line: Railroad Photography by O. Winston Link is newly-organized by the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Virginia.  This assemblage of images tells a poignant story you will not forget, and it includes several photographs that are on display for the first time ever in this exhibition.  Life Along the Line will remain on view in the MSV from May 29 through August 2, 2009.