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When Oil Hit Redwater
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Drilling for oil in the town of Redwater.
1 of 36 		Aubrey Kerr stands beside the chicken coop offices used by Imperial at the beginning of the oil boom
2 of 36 		Aerial view of Redwater at the beginning of the oil boom
3 of 36 		Aerial view of Redwater after 1949
4 of 36 		A view of Redwater in 1948
5 of 36 		House and attached post office, built by Charlie Honeybourne in 1920.
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Post Office attached to Henry Arthur Walker's house.
7 of 36 		Boston Store
8 of 36 		Redwater main street. Before the bowling alley and the Roxy theatre were built.
9 of 36 		1949 view of Redwater.
10 of 36 		Two years after the discovery of oil. Note new stores and growing community.
11 of 36 		"Sandy" Kenyon sitting in front of skid shack with daughter Diane.
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Diane Kenyon in front of mobile trailer home.
13 of 36 		Diane Kenyon in front of their oil town house
14 of 36 		Diane Kenyon's Birthday party with the other children in "oil town"
15 of 36 		The Kenyon's oil town house being moved on the back of a truck
16 of 36 		Peter Pasemko with sons Paul and Victor
17 of 36 		Permanent homes appeared as fast as they could be built
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