Caption

Halladay windmill. These wind turbines were typically used in the 19th century for agricultural water supply, for example to pump groundwater. Considered the first commercially successful, self-regulating American wind turbine for water pumping, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, nostalgically colored

Date

Jun 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H08_189

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

105.5Mb (35.2Mb) / 19.4in x 21.1in / 5824 x 6330 (300dpi)

Keywords

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