Wind Mill Collection (#9)

Scotts on Piccadilly, London
Scotts hotel or restaurant at the junction of Great Windmill Street and Piccadilly, London. Pursued starring Robert Mitchum is being advertised, playing at the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square

Dunderpate and his friend Susan meet a miller who explains what putting your best leg foremost really means. Dunderpate is dismayed to learn that it means working hard. Date: 1938

Ruined windmill - Madingley, Cambridge
Lovely photograph of a ruined windmill at Madingley, Cambridge Date: circa 1910s

Two children on the ice, a boy on skates, pushing a girl in a sledge. 19th century

Poster, Clean and Fit and Happy Too! Showing people in different countries attending to personal hygiene. Issued by the (British) Health and Cleanliness Council. 1939

Sugar mill, Guadaloupe, 1850s
A sugar mill at Guadaloupe, West Indies. Date: 1850s

Dutch boy and girl -- Double Dutch
A Dutch boy and girl by the waterside -- Double Dutch. Date: 1900

Netherlands / Tholen
Tholen, in the Zeeland province of the Netherlands, with its typical Dutch windmill and church tower. Date: early 1930s

Stonecutter Windmill
a stonecutter windmill from 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

View of the Porte Sainte-Croix, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Porte Sainte-Croix (Kruispoort), one of the city gates in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Little Ouse Walks wooden direction sign, beside fen meadow with windmill in background, Little Ouse Headwaters Project, Parkers Piece, Thelnetham, Little Ouse Valley, Suffolk, England, june

View of river, wooden information sign, fen meadow and windmill in distance, Little Ouse Headwaters Project, River Little Ouse, Parkers Piece, Thelnetham, Little Ouse Valley, Suffolk, England, june

View of smock mill and wheat field, Woodchurch Windmill, Kent, England, july

Windmill and old lifeboat house in seaside resort town, Lytham Windmill, Old Lifeboat House Museum, Lytham St. Anne s, Lancashire, England, january

Windmill in seaside resort town, Lytham Windmill, Lytham St. Anne s, Lancashire, England, january

View of coastal marshland habitat and distant windmill at dusk, Cley Mill, Westbank Marsh, Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk, England, january

Nineteenth Century tower mill, Thelnetham Windmill, Thelnetham, Little Ouse Valley, Suffolk, England, june

Domestic Cattle, Red Poll cows, grazing in fen meadow habitat, with windmill in distance, Little Ouse Headwaters Project, Parkers Piece, Thelnetham, Little Ouse Valley, Suffolk, England, june

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flock, in flight, arriving at roost on windmill, Cley Windmill, Cley, Norfolk, England, october

Eurasian oystercatcher nest (Haematopus ostralegus) containing three eggs close to Het Noorden windmill. The Eurasian oystercatcher breeds in western Europe, central Eurasia

Wind farm turbines are used to generate electricity from wind. They are an important environmentally-friendly alternative to fossil fuel

Turbine at Delabole Wind Farm, Cornwall, UK
Delabole wind farm, Cornwall, England. One of the ten turbines comprising Britains first wind farm. Delaboles ten Danish-built turbines generate 4MW of electricity

Wind turbines at power station, Hawaii
Power from the wind. View of wind turbines in an electricity generating wind farm. One of the leading forms of alternative energy, wind power creates no emissions to threaten the environment

Small windmill used to drive a pump, which alters water levels in irrigation ditches. Behind the windmill are a row of houses (centre) that have solar panels fitted into the roofline

Cut-away artwork of a windmill for grinding corn
Windmill. 16th century cut-away diagram of a windmill used for grinding corn. The shaft attached to the windmills rotors drives a grinding stone (marked " V" ) through a set of cogs

Historical drawing of a wind-powered organ
Wind-powered organ. Diagram of a musical organ powered by a windmill (at upper right). As the windmill turns, the spokes attached to its axis push down on a pivoted rod

Windmill, computer artwork. This type of windmill may be used to generate electricity or pump water

Wind farm. These wind turbines are used to generate electricity from the winds that arise from the heating of the Earth by the Sun

Magellan burning up in Venus atmosphere, artwork
Magellan spacecrafts last experiment. Artists impression of the Magellan radar-mapping spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere of Venus

Stone ship. A stone ship was created as a Germanic burial custom. It is believed to represent the burning ship in which the dead were sent out to sea. Photographed in February in Oland, Sweden

Converted windmill. This four-bladed windmill has been converted into a home. Photographed in Suffolk, UK

Windmill, 19th century artwork
Windmill. Cut-away artwork of a 19th century windmill. Engraving from " Grands Hommes et Grands Faits de l Industrie" circa 1880

VAN GOGH: LA MOULIN, 1886. La Moulin de la Galette. Canvas, spring 1886, by Vincent Van Gogh

Windmill, Naxos, Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Windmill near Valle de Santa Ines, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Sunset over windmill on salt beds, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Historical wooden windmill on the Isthmus and small sightseeing tourist train, Nessebar, Black Sea, Bulgaria, Europe

NEBRASKA: SETTLERS, c1885. Family of homesteaders, photographed outside of their sod house with a windmill on the roof of the adjoining building in Custer County, Nebraska. Photograph by Solomon D

Houses Mollosund, Mollosund, West Gotaland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Windmills at Zaanse Schans, Zaandam, Noord Holland, Holland, Europe

Village of Oia, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Aegean Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The five mills of Mykonos (Kato Mili), Mykonos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Windmill, Oia (Ia) village, Santorini, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Oia (Ia) village and windmill, Santorini, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Windmill and Chora, Ios Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Windmill near the harbour, Parikia (Hora), Paros Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Windmill near the harbour, Parikia (Hora), Paros, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

AGRI2D-00047
Closeup of windmill manufactured by Aermotor Company. Digital photograph

AGRI2D-00050
Closeup of spinning windmill manufactured by Aermotor Company. Digital photograph

GCAN2A-00008
French-Canadian farmers plowing in the Saint Lawrence valley of Quebec, 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

NA, USA, Texas Windmill and cliffs of Palo Duro Canyon State Park

USA, Indiana, Kendallville: Mid, America Windmill MuseumEarly American Windmills
USA-Indiana-Kendallville: Mid-America Windmill Museum Early American Windmills

USA, California, Mojave. View of a wind turbine farm in action

USA, California, Altamont Pass, wind generators

Llynnon Mill, Llandeusant, Anglesey, Wales (RF)

EU, Spain, Consuegro, La Mancha. Windmills and castle in the distance

Consuegra, La Mancha, Spain, windmills and castle

EU, Spain, La Mancha, Consuegra. Windmills and castle in the background

Spain, Consuegra, Castile-La Mancha Windmills

La Mancha, Spain. Don Quixote famously tilted at these windmills, thinking they were giants, overlooking La Mancha

Windmill, Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Europe, Greece, Cyclades Islands, Mykonos, Mykonos windmills, sunrise

Europe, Greece, Mykonos. A striking white windmill looks over the azure sea in Mykonos, Greece

Europe, Greece, Mykonos. White-washed windmills look down over the town of Mykonos, Greece

Ios, Greece. The beautful and crisp, white and blue colors of life on Ios

Greece and Greek Island of Santorini town of Oia in evening light with the many homes and businesses along the cliff edges, with an old time windmill

Europe, Greece, Mykonos

The windmills of Mykonos on the Greek Islands near Greece

The white buildings and the windmills on the mountain cliffs of Oia, Santorini, Greece

Red tulips surrounds traditional windmill in Gauja National Park, Latvia

Windmill, Zaanse Schans, Holland, Netherlands

Windmill along a canal east of Leiden in the province of South Holland, Netherlands

Windmills along the canal in Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Europe, Netherlands, Holland
Windmills along the canal in Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Windmills at sunset, Leidschendam, Netherlands

Windmills, Leidschendam, Netherlands

Windmills, Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Windmills at sunset, Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Europe, Netherlands, Kinerdijk. A windmill sits on the edge of the canal at Kinderdijk, a World Heritage Site, in the Netherlands

Europe, Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Kinderdijk. Kinderdijk windmills and horse

Europe, The Netherlands, Holland, Zuid, Kinderdijk windmills

Canada, Alberta, Crowsnest Pass Area: Cowley Ridge Wind Farm Landscape

Windmill at Sunset, Australia

Windmill near Hume Highway, Victoria, Australia

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"Captivating Windmills: From the Tranquil Norfolk Broads to the Bustling City Gates of London" Discover the enchanting world of windmills, where history and beauty intertwine. In the heart of Norfolk Broads lies Thurne, a picturesque village adorned with its very own windmill. Standing tall against the azure sky, it serves as a reminder of simpler times and offers breathtaking views over this idyllic landscape. Meanwhile, in bustling London, amidst towering skyscrapers and modernity, stands City Gates - an unexpected haven for windmill enthusiasts. Here, a Theatre Poster featuring Peter Pan captures the imagination while paying homage to these iconic structures that have captured hearts throughout time. Venturing further afield takes us to Jardin de Cactus by Cesar Manrique - an oasis nestled within UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Amidst vibrant cacti gardens lies a majestic windmill; its presence adds charm and authenticity to this unique sanctuary. Travel back in time to Sidlesham in 1900 when The Mill stood proudly as a symbol of industry. Its weathered sails tell tales of hard work and perseverance that shaped communities across generations. On stormy evenings in October at Reedbed and Cley Mill in North Norfolk, witness nature's fury juxtaposed against the stoic silhouette of these traditional windmills, and is here that one truly appreciates their resilience against even Mother Nature's mightiest forces. Further along the coast awaits Horsey Windmill - an emblematic landmark standing tall on Norfolk's horizon. Its grandeur commands attention as it overlooks vast stretches of ocean; an atmospheric sight that leaves visitors awe-inspired. In urban landscapes like Post Office Tower or amidst tulip fields near Keukenhof, we find harmony between man-made marvels and natural beauty. These scenes evoke images from Quixote & Windmill tales – where dreams meet reality through timeless symbols etched into our collective consciousness.