This remarkable 1839 photograph captures the iconic windmills of Montmartre in Paris, taken by pioneering French photographer Hippolyte Bayard. The image not only documents the historic windmills that once dotted the hills of Montmartre but is also historically significant as one of the earliest photographs ever taken, using Bayard's groundbreaking technique of direct positive printing on paper.

These windmills, which were once numerous in this artistic quarter of Paris, served as both functional mills and popular gathering spots before most were demolished during the area's urbanization.

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