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When Oil Hit Redwater

 
The influx of new familes during the oil boom created overcrowding for the schools in Redwater.
109 of 172 		Group school picture of students who had to attend school at the National Hall in Redwater.
110 of 172 		Mrs. Rose Strembiski's grade 2 class at Ufford School, ready to go skating.
111 of 172 		Large enrollment in Ufford School Redwater Review September 24, 1949
112 of 172 		Cpl. James S. Brandon, Royal Canadian Mounted Police head of the first detachment in Redwater.
113 of 172 		Cpl. James S. Brandon with one of the first Constables to serve in Redwater.
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First R.C.M.P. Detachment in Redwater.
115 of 172 		Brandon family photo.
116 of 172 		A view of Redwater looking north from the Railway tracks.
117 of 172 		The Garage built at the beginning of Boom-time in Redwater, Alberta
118 of 172 		Part of the new townsite of Redwater south of the Railway tracks.
119 of 172 		Imperial Oil Offices on skids in Redwater, AB.
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Skid houses being erected to house the oil workers and families.
121 of 172 		Redwater town council - 1949
122 of 172 		Redwater touted as the largest hamlet in North America.
123 of 172 		Ceremony to open the Discovery Well . M.L.A Peter Chaba at the mike with Premier Manning looking on.
124 of 172 		Redwater Review article about the first oil well drilled in Redwater.
125 of 172 		Drilling for oil in Redwater.
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