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When Oil Hit Redwater
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Rigging up Imperial #4
1 of 43 		Unknown oil worker atop Imperial #1
2 of 43 		The wildcat crew who brought in the Discovery Well in 1948
3 of 43 		Wildcat crew at work on Redwater #1 The Discovery Well
4 of 43 		A close up view of the discovery derrick Redwater #1
5 of 43 		Imperial Redwater #1. Picture was taken on the third day of drilling (July 25, 1948).
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Oil workers on the platform floor of a drilling rig at Redwater, AB.
7 of 43 		Burning pits at the Discovery Well Redwater #1
8 of 43 		Hilton Cook, his son Maurice Cook and H.H. Hewetson, Pres. of Imperial Oil.
9 of 43 		Drilling for oil in the town of Redwater.
10 of 43 		Flare pit burning off excess gas and crude oil.
11 of 43 		Discovery derrick shortly before it is removed from the well site.
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Aerial view of Redwater at the beginning of the oil boom
13 of 43 		Aerial view of Redwater after 1949
14 of 43 		A view of Redwater in 1948
15 of 43 		A Blacksmith Shop in Redwater, the last of its kind. The tools were sold by auction in 1973.
16 of 43 		One of two huge warehouses built in Redwater during boom time.
17 of 43 		View of the tank farm situated along the tracks. Purchased from Peter Pasemko.
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