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When Oil Hit Redwater
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Redwater River as it nears the North Saskatchewan River
1 of 124 		The Discovery Well on the Cook family farm during harvest 1948
2 of 124 		Home owned by Sam and Amelia Cook on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River
3 of 124 		Cook family celebrating Hilton and Christina's 50th Anniversary
4 of 124 		Jud and Mable Cook while Jud served in World War II
5 of 124 		Thar she blows. A blast of dirt from a seismic test shot near Redwater.
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Seismic drill, at work near Redwater
7 of 124 		Seismograph van used in the Redwater area circa 1948
8 of 124 		Transporting a derrick using two trucks, just southwest of Redwater.
9 of 124 		Rigging up Imperial #4
10 of 124 		Unknown oil worker atop Imperial #1
11 of 124 		The wildcat crew who brought in the Discovery Well in 1948
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Wildcat crew at work on Redwater #1 The Discovery Well
13 of 124 		A close up view of the discovery derrick Redwater #1
14 of 124 		Imperial Redwater #1. Picture was taken on the third day of drilling (July 25, 1948).
15 of 124 		Oil workers on the platform floor of a drilling rig at Redwater, AB.
16 of 124 		Burning pits at the Discovery Well Redwater #1
17 of 124 		Hilton Cook, his son Maurice Cook and H.H. Hewetson, Pres. of Imperial Oil.
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