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THE LAST STEAM RAILROAD IN AMERICA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY O. WINSTON LINK
(LINK, O. WINSTON). Link, O. Winston & Thomas H. Garver. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 144pp, 103 b&w and 24 color illustrations. Photographer O. Winston Link spent five years in the 1950s taking pictures of the Norfolk and Western Railway; the last American railroad to convert from steam to diesel. Published here are his striking photographs of the trains, their crews, and the towns along the lines woven through a rich text detailing the railroad's activities and the life of the late photographer who so beautifully documented them. A most handsome example of the 1995 first Harry N. Abrams edition - NOT the Abradale reprint. 0-8109-3575-9 Inventory Number: 014854