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When Oil Hit Redwater
Location: Redwater, Alberta, Canada

 
Cabins and tanks along railway tracks.
127 of 162 		Houses on skids being a built to accomodate the influx of oil workers
128 of 162 		Redwater town sign at the time of the oil boom.
129 of 162 		Partially completed 96,000 Barrel oil tank. Taken from above
130 of 162 		A close up view of Imperial Redwater #1 derrick
131 of 162 		Derrick near Redwater being assembled.
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Imperial Oils new bulk storage tanks and warehouse
133 of 162 		Unique colourized photo of oil tanks and burning pit on a farm near Redwater
134 of 162 		Large 96,000 barrel oil tanks under construction. This tank has a 130 foot diameter.
135 of 162 		Battley Woodward is dwarfed by the 96,000 barrel oil tank
136 of 162 		Top of the loading deck where oil was transferred to waiting trains.
137 of 162 		Locals rest on stacks of casing pipe for constructing the pipeline.
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Pipeline under construction.
139 of 162 		Oil tanks. Two 5,000 barrel tanks plus a tank under construction.
140 of 162 		Main valves for the pipe lines that connect to the oil wells.
141 of 162 		Discovery Days parade - 1950
142 of 162 		Legion installation parade
143 of 162 		Installation of the newly formed Legion in Redwater.
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