From: dawdy@tellabs.com (Dan Dawdy)
Newsgroups: rec.railroad,rec.models.railroad
Subject: New Link GIF's Posted
Date: 20 Aug 92 13:08:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: tellab5.1992Aug20.130800.8111
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, IL
Originator: dawdy@sunk13

After the last two O. Winston Link pictures got such a 
great responce from train and non-train people, I thought
I would post just three more.  Also many people who
are fans of Mr Link all requested the same picture.
Also note the data of Link2132, Mr. Link names one
of his assistants, David Plowden, who now has his own
book called A Time Of Trains.  The association with
Mr. Link shows in the book.  Comments welcome.

Dan
Dawdy@tellabs.com
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NW1963    August 28, 1958
Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia

     Merchandise behind an A Class seems to demand the attention
of three dudes while the engineer and fireman seem to be looking
elsewhere.  We had informed the crew to be sure the smoke and
exhaust was clean when they passed the pool so they could have
been looking for our set-up which they could see as the pool was
flood-lit.
     That's Anne Barnes, Nilda Ramella and Vesta Kitchen talking
to my nephew, Leroy Zilder, whose back is to the camera.  Pat
Donnely is in the pool.

     PHOTO DATA:  4 x 5 Graphic View camera, Royal Pan film,
1/200 second, f16, 42 #2 and 1 #0 flash bulbs.

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NW1966    August 29, 1958
Main Line on Main Street, Norfolk, West Virginia

     Merchandise with a Y6 in charge rumbles down Main Street
rattling windows, doors, and no one notices as they are used to
intrusion many times a day as this is the N&W main line from the
coal fields.
     You have to wait until the rain passes to enter the
following places of business -- Norfolk Drug, a building with
Manhattan over the door; The Hub, men's clothing store; and with
the pillars, First Clark National Bank of Norfolk; and on the
extreme right, Dr. J.P. Wade, Physician, WALK IN.

     PHOTO DATA:  Graphic View camera, 4 x 5 Super Pancho Press
Type B film, 1/200 second, f11, 44 #2 flash bulbs including one
hooked into circuit on the top floor window.

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NW 2132   April, 1959
A Class, Lanterns and Funnels,  Boaz Siding,  Vinton, Virginia
     Through this trackman's shack window I made the last action
scene of the N&W at night.  Dave Plowden, now a photographer of
renown, who was working with me on this shot, is waving  farewell
to this dream of night scenes.  Steam was vanishing fast at this
time, leaving me with diesel after diesel before a steamer would
show up.
     This was the end of the love affair with the N&W as far as
taking photographs was concerned.  Remaining still are the
indelible memories of all the people who cooperated, worked with
me, posed for pictures and those who took me in and made me one
of the family, like the Dulaneys.
     Still, after 28 years, the love of the N&W, each tie, spike,
bridge and tree burn as brightly as everything did back in the
50s.  Special appreciation for Joan and Judy Dulaney, now married
with different names and with families of their own in Roanoke,
who welcome me as before as a member of their own families.

     PHOTO DATA:  This extra train behind a Class A was a special
photographic problem.  The depth of focus needed required two
separate exposures on one sheet of film at one attempt and is the
only image of its kind in this series.
     The train's position was estimated with the back swung to
get all the track in focus.  Next the back had to be swung in the
opposite direction and focused on the plane of the wall inside
the shack.  The position of the back marked on the rail of the
camera and the swing angle noted so everything could be reset
without removing the film after making the exposure of the train. 
Then the camera was reset for the train and focused for the
train.  With everything set outside for the flash it was exposed
on arrival of the A.  Then, without removing the film, the camera
was focused to the spot on the rail and back swung to the
predetermined angle, shutter cocked for the second exposure and
inside exposed with lantern lit and inside flash balanced so the
interior would be subdued to lead the eye outside.
     4 x 5 Graphic View camera, 100mm WA Dagor lens, 1/200
second, f11, Ansco Hypan film; 2nd exposure, 1/2 second, for
flame in lamp plus a #0 to illuminate the shack interior, 31 #2
flash bulbs outside.