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Windmill in the Distance; Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1930

Windmill in the Distance; Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1930

Title

Windmill in the Distance; Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1930

Description

This is an image of a windmill/windpump in the middle of a corn field in Oskaloosa, Iowa, circa 1930. The windpump was designed by Daniel Halladay in 1854 in order to transfer water from farm wells to cattle. At its high point, 600,000 windpumps were in operation across the United States in 1930. A typical six foot in diameter windpump was capable of lifting 180 gallons of water per hour with a wind speed ranging from 15-20 mph.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-08-12"

Rights

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Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

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Collection