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Oren Helbok: Train Photographer

By John Alaimo
Published April 5, 2023 at 9:20 AM EDT

On this episode of #VIAShortTakes, journey back in time to the golden age of steam locomotives as seen through the photographs of photographer Oren Helbok and his father John Helbok, photographs that capture the drama, the people and the landscape of a forgotten time.

Oren Helbok: Train Photographer
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John Alaimo has worked in several countries including Australia where he directed a one hour television drama about two United States Air Force officers in an underground missile silo titled Silo 15. It was sold to BBC2. It received an award for Exceptional Merit at the 1971 Philadelphia Festival of Short Films.
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