Cot House in Hobbs New Mexico 1940 Oil Boom Era

This vintage image captures a cot house in Hobbs, New Mexico, during the early 1940s. Created in March 1940, it showcases typical housing structures that accommodated the influx of workers due to the oil boom in Lea County. This image is part of the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information collections.

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