Continental Platform - C. A. T. C., Block 47 Gulf of Mexico
Rating
Title
Continental Platform - C . A. T . C. , Block 47 Gulf of Mexico
Creator
Richie , Robert Yarnall , 1908-1984
Date
March 23 , 1955
Decade
1950-1959
Part Of
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Series
Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies Negative Series: 4135
Place
Gulf of Mexico
Description
This image , photographed from a helicopter , shows the lowering of connections on an offshore oil well drilling platform . Richie's client was Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation .
Notes
[Typed on negative sleeve] 4135 ; Continental Platform - C . A. T . C. , Block 47 Gulf of Mexico 3/23/55 , shot from Helicopter RYR
Related Resources
MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855416 Finding aid : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00166/smu-00166.html
Keywords
oil ; petroleum ; Gulf Coast ; Continental Platform ; offshore oil well drilling rigs ; offshore derricks ; drilling platforms ; helicopters ; petroleum workers ; men ; employees ; Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation ; Schlumberger Limited ; Continental Oil Company ; CATC Group ; Continental , Atlantic , Tidewater , and Cities Service
Physical Description
1 negative : film , black and white ; 12.9 x 10.6 cm .
Form/Genre
Negatives Film negatives
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2012
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 4989 w x 6071 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; service master changed to black and white, levels and contrast adjusted, sharpened and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Physical Location
Cabinet 6 ; Drawer 4
Call Number
Ag1982.0234
Upload File Name
ag1982_0234_4135_12_continentalpltf_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0234_4135_12_continentalpltf.tif ; ag1982_0234_4135_12_continentalpltf_sm.tif
Digital Collection
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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