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Humble Oil & Refining Company, Mexican and black housing section circa 1927
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By the end of 1919, more than half the workers at the refinery were Mexican. Minorities were housed in separate camps. The photo shows a Mexican and black housing section in 1927.
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: History of Baytown, pg. 97; Baytown Historical Museum
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