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When Oil Hit Redwater
Images: Landscape

 
Looking south from the road on the west outskirts of Redwater. Families lived in these shacks
91 of 124 		Part of the downtown and makeshift businesses during the boomtime.
92 of 124 		Oil tanks as viewed from the top of the loading deck.
93 of 124 		Cabins and tanks along railway tracks.
94 of 124 		Houses on skids being a built to accomodate the influx of oil workers
95 of 124 		Redwater town sign at the time of the oil boom.
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Partially completed 96,000 Barrel oil tank. Taken from above
97 of 124 		A close up view of Imperial Redwater #1 derrick
98 of 124 		Derrick near Redwater being assembled.
99 of 124 		Imperial Oils new bulk storage tanks and warehouse
100 of 124 		Unique colourized photo of oil tanks and burning pit on a farm near Redwater
101 of 124 		Battley Woodward is dwarfed by the 96,000 barrel oil tank
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Top of the loading deck where oil was transferred to waiting trains.
103 of 124 		Locals rest on stacks of casing pipe for constructing the pipeline.
104 of 124 		Pipeline under construction.
105 of 124 		Oil tanks. Two 5,000 barrel tanks plus a tank under construction.
106 of 124 		Main valves for the pipe lines that connect to the oil wells.
107 of 124 		Imperial Redwater sitting ready for launching
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