Postcard of a busy street lined with storefronts. The street is crowded with early model automobiles and the caption on the image reads "Hobbs, N. M. By Waffle Studio." On the back of the postcard, "Will drop you afue lines. Things sure are tough here. Are you going to Ara or not. Think I will go there as soon as possible can't get work here. Jack & Willie said - hello - rite me Hobbs New Mexico Love Fred."

Photograph of processing equipment next to the El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant. Caption on the image reads, "El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant at Jal, N. Mex."

Postcard of the southwest corner of the Eddy County Courthouse in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The court house is partially obscured by multiple trees and there is a street with cars parked in front.

Postcard of a well site on a ranch homestead. A derrick dominated the left side of the image and a windmill stands to the right next to a small building. The caption on the image reads "Sunset in the oil fields at Hobbs New Mexico C - 124."

Postcard of the front (south) of a multi-story courthouse built in southwest-style architecture in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The print on the top left side reads: "Eddie County Courthouse Calsbad, New Mexico. This building is in the traditional style of the Southwest Indian -Spanish Pueblo, more commonly called 'Santa Fe' style."

Photograph of a street scene in Hobbs, New Mexico. The street is lined with storefronts with two rows of automobiles in front. Several people are seen in the street.

Photograph of a street scene at the intersection of two roads in Hobbs, New Mexico. Numerous automobiles crowd the streets with many people milling about.

Book describing the history of the Permian Basin region, starting with early inhabitants, based on painted depictions of various historical times by Tom Lovell, including excerpts of correspondence between George Abell and Lovell.

Photograph of the Hendrick B#1 oil well near Jal, New Mexico.

Photograph of an artesian well at the Robinson oil field in Lea County, New Mexico. Two people are visible, the one on the right, sitting on the pipe, is Jenny Chesnutt.

Photograph of an oil derrick taken during a nitro shot. A black mist towers over the derrick in the Robinson oil field in Lea County, New Mexico.

Photograph of oil field, showing tanks on left and derrick on right, in Lea County, New Mexico.

Photograph of the Robinson B-1 oil well in Lea County, New Mexico. Smoke of some sort is billowing off the top of the oil derrick.