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All aboard: Toy trains travel through Broomfield Veterans Museum in latest exhibit
The Broomfield Veterans Museum has a display of toy trains on exhibit, showcasing the connections between railways and wartime. Combining a veterans museum and model trains was an idea that arose when ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
The Anchorage Museum, with financial backing from the Alaska Railroad, will bid on the 14-karat solid gold spike when it goes up for auction Friday in New York as part of the Christie's Important ...
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Alaska museum, city combine to win auction for gold spike
The golden spike from the 1923 ceremony marking the completion of the Alaska Railroad is up for auction in January. Christie’s ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska museum and city, with help from donors ...
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the Christie’s auction for the spike in New York with a bid of $201,600 ...
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...