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Joel Nielsen (left to right), University of Nebraska State Museum Exhibit Specialist, tips a display in the Photo Ark exhibit on the museum's first floor just enough for Zach Schroeder, General Manager at Paul Davis Restoration, to slide a piece of dense foam underneath to allow carpet to dry. On the right, Dominic Johnson prepares to lift the other side of the display and Benjamin English brings more foam blocks, both mitigation technicians with Paul Davis. The first floor of the museum was flooded after a downspout that runs underneath the front entrance staircase broke during an overnight thunderstorm that caused flash flooding in Lincoln. July 28, 2026. Photo by Liz McCue / University Communication and Marketing.