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Little Chicago / Royalties: An Oil Boomtown in Alberta
Hot Spot: Oil Derrick

 
Looking west over the bustling town of Little Chicago/Royalties
1 of 27 		Horses at an oil derrick
2 of 27 		Unidentified wooden oil derrick and sheds
3 of 27 		Gas flare burning in the Turner Valley Oilfields
4 of 27 		Gas flare in the Turner Valley oilfields
5 of 27 		Turner Valley oilfields
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Little New York (later Longview), 1936
7 of 27 		A wide shot of Little Chicago and its main road
8 of 27 		A man fixing a little shack in Little Chicago
9 of 27 		Duquette and crew
10 of 27 		Men on a rig in the Turner Valley oilfields
11 of 27 		Wooden derrick - extra bracing is needed because of the high winds
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Wooden derrick - bow wheel, calf wheel, and band wheel in position
13 of 27 		A very large gas flare adjacent to the Royal Crest Well and derrick
14 of 27 		The Little Chicago Skating Rink
15 of 27 		Enjoying some skating near the Little Chicago oil derricks
16 of 27 		A badge from the South Turner Valley High School, Little Chicago
17 of 27 		Main street of Little Chicago looking north - derricks in view and twin pipelines to the horizon
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