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1937 (Creation)
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- Bassett, Norman, d. 1957
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13 photographs
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Norman Bassett was a railroad ticket agent at Union Station in Indianapolis, Ind. Between 1910 and ca. 1950, he travelled throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico with his wife, Edna, and attended annual conventions for ticket agents. In 1937 the Bassetts travelled to Nova Scotia for the National Convention of the United States Railroad Ticket Agents.
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Edna Bassett, of Indianapolis, Ind., was the wife of Norman Bassett, a railroad ticket agent. The Bassetts travelled throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico between 1910 and ca. 1950, and visited Nova Scotia in 1937.
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Consists of photographs taken by Norman and Edna Bassett during their trip to Nova Scotia. Included are photographs of Annapolis Royal, the Annapolis Valley in Kings County, Grand Pre, Halifax, Lunenburg, and the outdoor dinner of the National Convention of the United States Railroad Ticket Agents held near Bridgewater.
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Donated by Frank Haskett (Bassett's nephew), Eaglewood, Colorado in 1994.