Hi
Writer - welcome to the forum!
'Easy' is a difficult question to answer, unfortunately -
Just curious, how you got the 1000 photos on your iPad 1 in the first place, i.e. are they synced from a computer and present there? If so, then no need to DL the images from the iPad, just use the computer. NOW, there are likely a number of options (e.g. emailing the pics to yourself, but 1K - gads!). For an app that might work for your needs & one that I've used to transfer images from my iPad to my computer, take a look @
PhotoSync, an inexpensive app for the iPad and w/ a accompanying program for your computer - I've used it in the past (not that much) AND just transferred about 30 images from my iPad to my MBPro (stored in a PhotoSync folder on the laptop) - might want to give it a try (just do a dozen or so to see if the transfer works?) - good luck & let us know - Dave