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Link, O. Winston. Ghost Trains: Railroad Photographs of the 1950s.
Link, O. Winston. Ghost Trains: Railroad Photographs of the 1950s.
October 28-December 31, 1983. Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, 1983. With 7 inch 33 1/3 RPM vinyl disc of train sounds. Introduction by Carolyn Carr. Catalogue of the exhibition with notes by Link. First and only edition. Stiff illustrated wraps, 50 pages, 30 black-and-white photos taken at night, with custom-made polyester jacket. Fine.
Publisher: For five years in the 1950s, Link took photos of the steam trains of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the communities along the tracks. This early catalogue for a traveling show features his images as well as recordings he made of train sounds. Photographs by O. Winston Link; essay by Carolyn Carr; introduction by David W. Steadman. 52 pages; 31 full-page b&w plates; 11 x 8.5 inches. Bibliography. Exhibition list with notes by Link. 7-inch, 33 1/3 rpm recording in paper sleeve, in card-pocket tipped-in to inside back cover, as issued.