Plate 10 · Series III, Cotton Gins of the High Plains

Lumsden-Perkins Gin

Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas

The Lumsden-Perkins Gin four miles west of Littlefield is an example of a historic gin yard with several extant structures. The previous gin was destroyed in April 1957 by a tornado. Ross Lumsden and J.G. Perkins rebuilt the gin, and it operated for several decades before being abandoned.