These pieces are not only Montana art but also Montana history. For your bidding pleasure in this lot is a pair of original Bruce Selyem black and white photographs of grain elevators in Montana. Bruce Selyem has been photographing the simple elegance of grain elevators in rural landscapes for over fifteen years. Grain elevators remain treasured landmarks in many Western communities. Old wood grain elevators have been monumental structures on the prairie landscape since the mid 19th century. Now as they are replaced with more modern facilities, they are icons of a vanishing way of life. Though built for function, their familiar architecture is beautiful as it reflects the sun on its path from horizon to horizon. No one has been better at capturing their beauty and preserving their history than Bruce Selyem. He has about 80,000 images from nearly 5,800 places in 40 states and provinces! He graduated from Montana State University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in photography and now is recognized as a leader in preserving the pictorial history of country grain elevators. The first piece shows over grown Railroad tracks leading to two grain elevators. The second piece shows the inside of the lower level of a grain elevator. In this photograph can be seen the "Montana No Smoking" sign, various jars as well as an old gallon Jug of Coca-Cola COKE with a fish tail logo. These pieces measures 9" x 9" in shown art. The photos are signed in the lower left corner and the first one has the location, "Clyde Park MT" is in the lower right corner is silver pen. The photographs are matted with white and set in silver metal frames. On the back of the second one is written "Bruce Selyem P.O.Box 5347 Bozeman, MT 59717 406-587-5828 66GE:25.6". The photographs and matting are in very good condition and the frames have some very minor scratches. The frames measures 13 1/4" x 13 1/4".