Archive photo of the day
Sunset and a nodding donkey, 2001
Stars and Stripes
March 1, 2025
An oil well cranks away at sunset in Bahrain, Sept. 29, 2001. (Jason Carter/Stars and Stripes)
Somewhere in Bahrain, Sept. 29, 2001: An oil well cranks away at sunset in Bahrain. The pumpjack, a type of small oil pump that’s a common sight in West Texas, goes by many nicknames, “nodding donkey” being one of them.