Sir Isaac Newton once said
"WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS".
Memories and Pictures
Photo from the "History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana" Joe Savoie credit.
Photo from the "History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana" Walt Daspit credit.
Photo from the "History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana" Dale Fackler credit.
Savoie Hat worn by diver Norman Knudsen
The Desco mask. Joe Schouest, photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs.
Jerry Wilson after a dive with grease all over him. They have 3 minutes to clean the grease off as oxygen in the decompression chamber and grease are dangerously explosive. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs.
Shop at J & J Marine showing decompression chamber; Pete Edel in lower right corner, "George" the stuffed diver in upper left; Herb Atwood (sales, then vice president) in center with Vick Vickers (diver supervisor) behind him. late 60s, early 70s.
Divers working underwater in jeans and tennis shoes. John Galletti photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs.
Jim Burgess on first Westinghouse sat job, September 1965. Jim Burgess photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs
Joe Savoie with diving hat he made. Joe Savoie photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs.
Joe Schouest with hood, used to wear wool watch cap; French wetsuit they sent to the divers in the North Sea. Joe Schouest photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs
Diver entering water, North Sea, 1967. Joe Schouest photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs.
Art Pagett (l) , Joe McGinnis (center), Glen Taylor on deep dive; Art's and Glen's heads are shaved for electrodes. Drew Michel photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs
Diver with a burning rod. Drew Michel photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs
Ralph Schalache (diver) inside habitat. Drew Michel photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs
Diver working underwater on platform legs. . John Galletti photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs.
Diver with a burning rod. Drew Michel photo. History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume VI: A Collection of Photographs