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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 45 		Home owned by Sam and Amelia Cook on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River
2 of 45 		Cook family celebrating Hilton and Christina's 50th Anniversary
3 of 45 		Thar she blows. A blast of dirt from a seismic test shot near Redwater.
4 of 45 		Seismic drill, at work near Redwater
5 of 45 		Seismograph van used in the Redwater area circa 1948
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Transporting a derrick using two trucks, just southwest of Redwater.
7 of 45 		The wildcat crew who brought in the Discovery Well in 1948
8 of 45 		Imperial Redwater #1. Picture was taken on the third day of drilling (July 25, 1948).
9 of 45 		Imperial Esso Geological Department in Emile Royer's Chicken Coop in Redwater, AB.
10 of 45 		Aubrey Kerr stands beside the chicken coop offices used by Imperial at the beginning of the oil boom
11 of 45 		Discovery derrick shortly before it is removed from the well site.
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The white building, center, is Boston's store and the black building at left is the blacksmith shop.
13 of 45 		Deric Theatre billboard in front of the Post Office. The name of the theatre reflects the oil boom.
14 of 45 		Boston's Store with National Hall and schools in the background
15 of 45 		Redwater of 1948
16 of 45 		1949 view of Redwater.
17 of 45 		New bowling alley and theatre being erected.
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