1975 Press Photo Rhode Island Governor Phillip Noel tours offshore drilling rig

Rhode Island Governor Phillip Noel wears a hard hat as he inspects an offshore drilling rig Saturday outside New Orleans, Louisiana. Offshore drilling has stirred controversy recently particularly along the Atlantic Coast. Noel is in New Orleans to attend the National Governors' Conference which begins officially Sunday.

Photo is dated 1975.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.