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Little Chicago / Royalties: An Oil Boomtown in Alberta

 
What did Little Chicago smell like?
19 of 112 		A wide shot of Little Chicago and its main road
20 of 112 		A view of Little Chicago, the main road, some cars, and oil derricks
21 of 112 		How did Little Chicago grow and function?
22 of 112 		Houses and shacks were quickly constructed during the oil boom
23 of 112 		A man fixing a little shack in Little Chicago
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Part of Main Street in Little Chicago
25 of 112 		Emil Brunsgaard delivering water to a house
26 of 112 		What was it like to work in the oil industry?
27 of 112 		Duquette and crew
28 of 112 		Duquette and crew inside the Brown 4 Star Rig
29 of 112 		A crew of oil workers
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Men on a rig in the Turner Valley oilfields
31 of 112 		Oil workers inside a derrick house
32 of 112 		Men assembled around a well head, pouring water into a barrel
33 of 112 		Lining of board wheel (wood)
34 of 112 		Wooden derrick - extra bracing is needed because of the high winds
35 of 112 		Wooden derrick - bow wheel, calf wheel, and band wheel in position
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