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When Oil Hit Redwater
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Redwater River as it nears the North Saskatchewan River
1 of 172 		Map taken from the Esso Review
2 of 172 		The Discovery Well on the Cook family farm during harvest 1948
3 of 172 		Samuel Cook
4 of 172 		Amelia Wade Cook.
5 of 172 		Home owned by Sam and Amelia Cook on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River
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Hilton Cook, owner of the land,near Redwater, where they discovered oil.
7 of 172 		Cook family celebrating Hilton and Christina's 50th Anniversary
8 of 172 		Christina Cook
9 of 172 		Hilton Cook
10 of 172 		Jud and Mable Cook on their wedding day.
11 of 172 		Jud and Mable Cook while Jud served in World War II
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Jud and Mable Cook celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary
13 of 172 		Thar she blows. A blast of dirt from a seismic test shot near Redwater.
14 of 172 		Seismic drill, at work near Redwater
15 of 172 		Seismograph van used in the Redwater area circa 1948
16 of 172 		Transporting a derrick using two trucks, just southwest of Redwater.
17 of 172 		Fin Lineham with his pet dog Teddy in the Imperial Oil truck at Redwater, Alberta,
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