Samuel Jones in Romania

A black and white photograph of Samuel Milton Jones as he visits a oil well pumped by horse power in Romania. Mr. Jones is the third man on the left.In the back are hand dug oil wells. Oil extraction from those wells was done with installations called ''Hecna cu cal''.
Colorized photo. The Jones family took a summer vacation to European countries in 1896. Samuel Jones was the owner of the Acme Sucker Rod Company, a product used in oil production.