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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 41 		Samuel Cook
2 of 41 		Hilton Cook, owner of the land,near Redwater, where they discovered oil.
3 of 41 		Hilton Cook
4 of 41 		Seismic drill, at work near Redwater
5 of 41 		Fin Lineham with his pet dog Teddy in the Imperial Oil truck at Redwater, Alberta,
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Rigging up Imperial #4
7 of 41 		Unknown oil worker atop Imperial #1
8 of 41 		The wildcat crew who brought in the Discovery Well in 1948
9 of 41 		Wildcat crew at work on Redwater #1 The Discovery Well
10 of 41 		Oil workers on the platform floor of a drilling rig at Redwater, AB.
11 of 41 		Hilton Cook, his son Maurice Cook and H.H. Hewetson, Pres. of Imperial Oil.
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Drilling for oil in the town of Redwater.
13 of 41 		Aubrey Kerr stands beside the chicken coop offices used by Imperial at the beginning of the oil boom
14 of 41 		Redwater train station
15 of 41 		John Boston behind the counter of the family store in Redwater
16 of 41 		Mickey Boston a close up from school picture taken in 1946.
17 of 41 		Jim Lukes standing at the counter of his drugstore beside the 6 foot long chocolate bar display.
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