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When Oil Hit Redwater
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Leo Brisson by the pump jack on the Ohio Oil Company lease.
19 of 43 		Drilling Rig on Royalite Lease near Redwater, Alberta. Howard Devitt was part of this crew.
20 of 43 		Drilling for oil in Redwater.
21 of 43 		A view of the railway line and Beaver Lumber looking west towards, Imperial oil terminal.
22 of 43 		Southside of Redwater
23 of 43 		Part of the downtown and makeshift businesses during the boomtime.
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Oil tanks as viewed from the top of the loading deck.
25 of 43 		Cabins and tanks along railway tracks.
26 of 43 		Partially completed 96,000 Barrel oil tank. Taken from above
27 of 43 		A close up view of Imperial Redwater #1 derrick
28 of 43 		Derrick near Redwater being assembled.
29 of 43 		Imperial Oils new bulk storage tanks and warehouse
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Unique colourized photo of oil tanks and burning pit on a farm near Redwater
31 of 43 		Battley Woodward is dwarfed by the 96,000 barrel oil tank
32 of 43 		Top of the loading deck where oil was transferred to waiting trains.
33 of 43 		Locals rest on stacks of casing pipe for constructing the pipeline.
34 of 43 		Pipeline under construction.
35 of 43 		Oil tanks. Two 5,000 barrel tanks plus a tank under construction.
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