Jurassic Park Jeep outside the museum.The Durham Museum is in the old Omaha Union Station.Inside the station, there are a number of statues in various poses depicting activity at a train station.Down in the lower level, there are antique automobiles and trains. This a 1920 Rauch & Lang Electric Car.1906 Holsman Motor CarModel A Ford (1927-1931)Bekins Van Lines Moving Truck, early 1900s.1932 Douglas TruckUnion Pacific 1243 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler Steam Locomotive and Tinder Car, built 1890.Union Pacific Caboose. Cabooses were phased out in the 1970s by computer technology.Caboose interiorStreetcarStreetcar interiorSouthern Pacific Club Car, built 1949.Club car interior.Cornhusker Club Car, built in 1924 by Pullman. This particular car was used by President Harry Truman in his 1948 presidential campaign “Whistle Stop Tour”. Although he was expected to lose, this Whistle Stop Tour covered over 30,000 miles and stopped in more than 200 towns, helping Truman to a surprise victory in the election. The dining room.General store from the early 1900s. Here is a cash register, meat wrapping paper, and a scale.Refrigerated goods.Meat display case.Canned and dry goods.Early 1860-1900 Worker’s CottageHome furnishings during the years…Health Care in Early OmahaLog cabinSchool roomOmaha tribe tipi.Covered Wagon, 1841-1866.Wells Fargo Mud Wagon, circa 1870Medieval Italian Manuscript dating from 1317. Likely utilized in a Benedictine Monastery. Passed down through families like Trivulzios, Trotti and Hoepli. An 1886 auction brought the manuscript to the midwest.This is pretty cool, a silver Roman danarius coin from Julius Ceasar in 49-48 BC! There is a substantial collection of coins and paper money from a private collection on display.
