At the Christie’s sale this past Friday ... Wilson when he sought to establish a new railroad in Alaska territory. Shah, of the Anchorage Museum, told me how great it was to see two institutions ...

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 ...

Frederick Mears by the city of Anchorage in commemoration of the building of the Alaska Railroad 1915-1923 ... to sell it through auction house Christie’s. Although specialists expected ...

A piece of Alaska history will return to the state. The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000. The auction house ...

It was the ceremonial final piece of the Alaska ... 1967 and Anchorage in 2001. Other than that, it had remained mostly inaccessible to the public. Per the museum, the Christie’s auction ...

The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the artifact at a Christie's auction in New York on January 24. They paid US$201,600 for the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A piece of Alaska history will return to the state. The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000 ...

which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) Read full article: Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's ...

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 ...

The Christie’s listing includes an excerpt ... Much later, it was featured briefly in other Alaska exhibits, in Fairbanks in 1967 and Anchorage in 2001, according to the museum.

The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000. The spike is made of 14-karat gold and is rich with history. A wooden Alutiiq ...

In 1942, a 13-year-old Anne Frank and her family entered a cramped space in the rear of an office building in Amsterdam. It was to be their home for the next few years as they hid from Nazi ...