Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

Windmills

Title

Windmills

Description

Before the development of the first self-governing windmill, settlement of the upland areas of the American West was almost impossible. Windmills were needed to pump underground water to the surface. As soon as their design and manufacture had been perfected, the mills became the most prominent feature of the American landscape

Creator

unknown

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

ca 1960s

Contributor

Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District of Iowa. For questions about copyright, contact the State Library of Iowa at http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org

Rights

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Format

jpg

Type

still image

File Name

Windmill.jpg
Windmill (2).jpg;