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Description

O. Winston Link (American, 1914-2001)
Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia,, 1957
Gelatin silver print, printed 1988
15-1/2 x 19-1/4 inches (39.4 x 48.9 cm) (image)
16 x 20 inches (sheet)
Signed and inscribed in pencil, and with photographer's stamp, verso.

LITERATURE:
O.W. Link, Steam, Steel, and Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad, Abrams, Inc., New York, 1994, np.


Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000.

Condition Report*: Overall very good condition. Faint silver mirroring to the sheet visible in raking light. A few scattered hard creases to the image also visible in raking light. Sheet is loose, not framed.
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Auction Info

Bidding Begins Approx.
March
17th Tuesday
Auction Dates
April
7th Tuesday
Proxy Bidding Begins Approx. 
67 Days
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: N/A
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