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- Stover Windmill, circa 1883 - This windmill is similar to one purchased by William Ford, Henry Ford's father, and used on his Dearborn, Michigan, farm. Farmers throughout the United States in the late 1800s could purchase American prairie-style windmills like this one from scores of manufacturers. These labor-saving devices provided power for farm machinery and pumped well water used by the farmer's family and livestock.
- circa 1883
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Stover Windmill, circa 1883
This windmill is similar to one purchased by William Ford, Henry Ford's father, and used on his Dearborn, Michigan, farm. Farmers throughout the United States in the late 1800s could purchase American prairie-style windmills like this one from scores of manufacturers. These labor-saving devices provided power for farm machinery and pumped well water used by the farmer's family and livestock.
- Aermotor Company Eleventh Annual Descriptive Catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, March 1899 -
- March 01, 1899
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Aermotor Company Eleventh Annual Descriptive Catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, March 1899
- Appleton Manufacturing Company Illustrated Catalogue of Farm Implements, 1905 -
- 1905
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Appleton Manufacturing Company Illustrated Catalogue of Farm Implements, 1905
- "Home Sweet Home / House & Windmill" Department 56 Collectible, 1988-1991 -
- December 1988 - December 1991
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"Home Sweet Home / House & Windmill" Department 56 Collectible, 1988-1991
- Paving Walkways near Plympton Home and Farris Windmill, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- April 01, 2003
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Paving Walkways near Plympton Home and Farris Windmill, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Plympton Home during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- April 01, 2003
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Plympton Home during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Windmills in Eckartsberga, Germany, circa 1935 - In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows a couple of windmills near a dirt road in an unidentified location.
- circa 1935
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Windmills in Eckartsberga, Germany, circa 1935
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows a couple of windmills near a dirt road in an unidentified location.
- Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
- 1890-1936
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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
- Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
- 1890-1936
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Farris Windmill on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Built in the mid-1600s, the Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- ocean breezes moved the sails that turned the grain milling machinery inside. In 1935, the Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the windmill and moved it to Greenfield Village as a gift for Henry and Edsel Ford.
- Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936 - The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
- November 06, 1936
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Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.