Don Quixote tilts with the windmills.

Don Quixote

Don Quixote tilts with the windmills.

A windmill and cityscape in Holland.

Dutch Scene

A windmill and cityscape in Holland.

"Some forms of centrifugal pump, however, have been designed for use with horse power and even for windmills."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Centrifugal Pump

"Some forms of centrifugal pump, however, have been designed for use with horse power and even for windmills."—Government…

A mill turned by the wind.

Windmill

A mill turned by the wind.

A decorative doodad with windmills.

Windmill Doodad

A decorative doodad with windmills.

"Devices for lifting water are older than written history, and various forms of pumps are used on almost every farm in the country, every citizen being familiar with a number of ways of lifting water."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Homemade Jumbo Windmill

"Devices for lifting water are older than written history, and various forms of pumps are used on almost…