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When Oil Hit Redwater
Images: Buildings & Structures

 
The Garage built at the beginning of Boom-time in Redwater, Alberta
91 of 130 		Part of the new townsite of Redwater south of the Railway tracks.
92 of 130 		Imperial Oil Offices on skids in Redwater, AB.
93 of 130 		Skid houses being erected to house the oil workers and families.
94 of 130 		Ceremony to open the Discovery Well . M.L.A Peter Chaba at the mike with Premier Manning looking on.
95 of 130 		Drilling for oil in Redwater.
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A view of the railway line and Beaver Lumber looking west towards, Imperial oil terminal.
97 of 130 		Southside of Redwater
98 of 130 		November 1948. Camp town to the east of the old post office.
99 of 130 		Three old street cars used as offices during the Redwater oil boom.
100 of 130 		Looking south from the road on the west outskirts of Redwater. Families lived in these shacks
101 of 130 		Part of the downtown and makeshift businesses during the boomtime.
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Redwater Shacktown
103 of 130 		Oil tanks as viewed from the top of the loading deck.
104 of 130 		Cabins and tanks along railway tracks.
105 of 130 		Houses on skids being a built to accomodate the influx of oil workers
106 of 130 		Partially completed 96,000 Barrel oil tank. Taken from above
107 of 130 		A close up view of Imperial Redwater #1 derrick
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