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When Oil Hit Redwater
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One of two huge warehouses built in Redwater during boom time.
19 of 45 		A new drug store and clothing store built during the oil boom era.
20 of 45 		Portable housing brought in by rail to house oil workers and their families
21 of 45 		Vic Pasemko, taking his last wagon ride in 1950.
22 of 45 		View of the tank farm situated along the tracks. Purchased from Peter Pasemko.
23 of 45 		Paul and Victor Pasemko taken at Easter 1931.
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A view of Redwater looking north from the Railway tracks.
25 of 45 		The Garage built at the beginning of Boom-time in Redwater, Alberta
26 of 45 		Imperial Oil Offices on skids in Redwater, AB.
27 of 45 		Drilling for oil in Redwater.
28 of 45 		November 1948. Camp town to the east of the old post office.
29 of 45 		Three old street cars used as offices during the Redwater oil boom.
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Looking south from the road on the west outskirts of Redwater. Families lived in these shacks
31 of 45 		Houses on skids being a built to accomodate the influx of oil workers
32 of 45 		Redwater town sign at the time of the oil boom.
33 of 45 		Derrick near Redwater being assembled.
34 of 45 		Unique colourized photo of oil tanks and burning pit on a farm near Redwater
35 of 45 		Locals rest on stacks of casing pipe for constructing the pipeline.
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