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            Dankin.  The end is nigh…  Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 847 B (foreground) and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 834 (background).  They have gone from being Vanishing Sentinels to Vanished Sentinels.

This image was taken on August 27, 2021.  They had both been abandoned many years prior, and unfortunately, the elements were taking them back.  Several windstorms had weakened the cupolas, and eventually they came tumbling down.   

Shortly after this, on March 01, 2022 they met their final demise, and are no longer.  The liability is too great for the owners to leave them standing in this condition.  Over the years, they stood proudly, guarding the Saskatchewan landscape, alongside the railroad tracks that would haul away their grain to far off places.  It’s been many years since a train has pulled up on the siding to be filled with grain.

The farming community around Dankin would have gathered during harvest when they brought their grain to be stored in either 847 B, or 834..  The coffee pots would be on, the cribboards would have been out and the farmers' kids were most likely running around the field playing all sorts of games.  Heck, they may have even got the occasional haircut there.

Many photographers have captured them, both digitally and on film, documenting their existence.   I for one have visited several times since 2015, capturing the slow decline over the years.  I’ll miss them the next time I’m driving by Dankin.  Maybe I’ll stop for a moment, just for old times sake.

That piece of metal in the foreground was from one of the elevators, 847 B, having been blown off by the prairie winds.  I found it there, and left it as I found it. It was a convenient prop though.  

“Take Only Pictures, Leave Only Footprints.”

Taken on: August 27, 2021

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-1 Mark II, f/29.0, 1/30 sec, 40mm (=51mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-1 Mark II
Lens:	HD PENTAX-D FA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6ED DC WR
Aperture:	f/29.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	40mm (35mm equivalent: 51mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Windows)
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