Caption

Founded in 1783 by Johann Gottfried Brügelmann, the first textile factory on the European mainland. Reconstructed waterwheel

Date

Sep 25, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Florian Monheim

Reference

BRK25C28_356

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,2Mb (3,1Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

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