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When Oil Hit Redwater

 
Top of the loading deck where oil was transferred to waiting trains.
145 of 172 		Locals rest on stacks of casing pipe for constructing the pipeline.
146 of 172 		Pipeline under construction.
147 of 172 		Oil tanks. Two 5,000 barrel tanks plus a tank under construction.
148 of 172 		Main valves for the pipe lines that connect to the oil wells.
149 of 172 		Imperial Redwater sitting ready for launching
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Imperial Redwater at the Christening
151 of 172 		Discovery Days parade - 1950
152 of 172 		Legion installation parade
153 of 172 		Installation of the newly formed Legion in Redwater.
154 of 172 		St. Boris and Hlib Catholic Church, Redwater. Built on land donated by Imperial in 1950.
155 of 172 		Original Moore Memorial United Church
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Rusting derrick sits in the yard at the Esso gas plant.
157 of 172 		Volunteers join in to repaint the Discovery Derrick
158 of 172 		Massive trucks line up to haul the Discovery Derrick into Redwater.
159 of 172 		Discovery Derrick being assembled in Redwater.
160 of 172 		A large crane helps reassemble the Discovery Derrick in Redwater
161 of 172 		The Discovery derrick as it's being set up in Redwater
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