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1954 Press Photo Oil rig mounted on barge in Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana Coast

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More than an hour's boat ride from the Louisiana Shore, rests a rig, drilling for oil in West Bay waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The rig is a self-contained unit mounted on an oversized barge. Towed to drilling location, the barge is sunk to the Bulf's mud shallows and operations are underway. (Gulf of Mexico) (Off-shore drilling) (Oil) (West Bay Waters)

Photo is dated 1954.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.
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