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When Oil Hit Redwater
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The Discovery Well on the Cook family farm during harvest 1948
1 of 29 		Samuel Cook
2 of 29 		Amelia Wade Cook.
3 of 29 		Hilton Cook, owner of the land,near Redwater, where they discovered oil.
4 of 29 		Christina Cook
5 of 29 		Hilton Cook
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Fin Lineham with his pet dog Teddy in the Imperial Oil truck at Redwater, Alberta,
7 of 29 		Unknown oil worker atop Imperial #1
8 of 29 		Drilling for oil in the town of Redwater.
9 of 29 		Aubrey Kerr stands beside the chicken coop offices used by Imperial at the beginning of the oil boom
10 of 29 		Redwater train station
11 of 29 		John Boston behind the counter of the family store in Redwater
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Mickey Boston a close up from school picture taken in 1946.
13 of 29 		Jim Lukes standing at the counter of his drugstore beside the 6 foot long chocolate bar display.
14 of 29 		Diane Kenyon in front of mobile trailer home.
15 of 29 		Diane Kenyon in front of their oil town house
16 of 29 		Diane (Kenyon) Romaniuk daughter of Alex Kenyon, part of crew that drilled the Imperial Redwater #1.
17 of 29 		Vic Pasemko, taking his last wagon ride in 1950.
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