Interview with George Visser
Accession No.:
BE4-001
00:00 - Visser was a former schoolboard member
00:35 - Working for Union when he wanted to go back to school. He ended up not going back to school and worked for Union for 42 years;
02:40 - First contact with the oil industry in 1940 - Started as a roustabout; Laid pipelines by hand in the marsh;
03:30 - Describing how they built drill rigs;
04:45 - Cajuns were used to the marsh and did well working in marsh conditions - Talking about their impact on the oil industry
Tape degraded badly, Audio breaks up
Media Type:
Audio
Collection:
Beard, Jack
Subject:
Oil Industry; Offshore; Louisiana; Gulf of Mexico
Creator:
Jack Beard
Recording date:
Tuesday, October 9, 1984
Publisher:
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage:
All rights reserved
Language:
English
