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    Samuel Jones with children of employees

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    A copy of a black and white photograph of Samuel Milton Jones and children of his employees at the Acme Sucker Rod Factory in Toledo, Ohio. Entitled "our pumping power with jacks attached" the photo contains a note that "the children do not go with the outfit" The photo was taken from page 17 of a pamphlet done by the company entitled "The Fine Art of Producing Petroleum" published around 1900. The Acme Sucker Rod Company was founded by Toledo Mayor Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones

    Interior of Acme Sucker Rod Company

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    A copy of a black and white photograph of the interior of the Acme Sucker Rod Factory in Toledo, Ohio entitled "where the Acme sucker rods are made" The photo was taken from page 5 of a pamphlet done by the company entitled "The Fine Art of Producing Petroleum" published around 1900. The Acme Sucker Rod Company was founded by Toledo Mayor Samuel M."Golden Rule" Jones

    Interior of Acme Sucker Rod Company

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    A copy of a black and white photograph of the room "where the J & H straight line jacks are put up" in the Acme Sucker Rod Factory in Toledo, Ohio. The photo was taken from page 21 of a pamphlet done by the company entitled "The Fine Art of Producing Petroleum" published around 1900. The Acme Sucker Rod Company was founded by Toledo Mayor Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones

    Stock room inside the Acme Sucker Rod Company

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    A copy of a black and white photograph of the interior of the Acme Sucker Rod Factory in Toledo, Ohio entitled "the stock room" The photo was taken from page 23 of a pamphlet done by the company entitled "The Fine Art of Producing Petroleum" published around 1900. The Acme Sucker Rod Company was founded by Toledo Mayor Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones

    Tool room inside the Acme Sucker Rod Company

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    A copy of a black and white photograph of the interior of the Acme Sucker Rod Factory in Toledo, Ohio entitled "a corner in the tool room" The photo was taken from page 19 of a pamphlet done by the company entitled "The Fine Art of Producing Petroleum" published around 1900. The Acme Sucker Rod Company was founded by Toledo Mayor Samuel M."Golden Rule" Jones

    Acme Sucker Rod Company Employees

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    A black and white photograph of an image copied from page 7 of a pamphlet produced by the Acme Sucker Rod Company entitled "The Fine Art of Producing Petroleum" The photo, dubbed "The boys who make the best sucker rod in the world" includes Samuel M. Jones and Daniel E. Jones in the back row along with employees of the Acme Sucker Rod Company. The pamphlet was produced around 1896

    Acme Sucker Rod Company

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    A black and white photograph copied from page 102 of the book "The New Right" by Samuel Milton Jones published in 1899. The photo shows the Acme Sucker Rod Company looking across Golden Rule Park in Toledo, Ohio. The Company was founded by Samuel Milton Jones in 1894 and was a model for work place reform. Along with providing a park for recreation, Jones believed in paying his employees a living wage providing paid vacations, child care, and subsidized meals in the cafeteria

    Samuel Jones addresses an audience at Grand Central Palace, New York

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    A black and white copy of a photograph showing Samuel M. Jones addressing a large crowd at Grand Central Palace in New York City. The photo is from page 428 of Jones' book "The New Right; A Plea for Fair Play Through a More Just Social Order" published in 1899. Jones, Toledo Mayor and owner of the Acme Sucker Rod Company, often spoke on the topic of the equality of all men

    Samuel Jones in Romania, 1896

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    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. 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
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