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Independent businesses in downtown Lincoln – like the 1867 Bar – create their own signs notifying patrons that the city's mask mandate is in effect at their establishment. Some businesses are more creative than others.

Even one of UNL's most historic buildings cannot escape the safety signage requiring face coverings in the building.

In a window on the second floor of a downtown Lincoln building, pedestrians might catch this "mask-up" poster created by a local artist urging citizens to protect frontline workers.

Audio recording of sound near Nebraska Union

The cement bench memorializing Nebraska's graduating class of 1906 – twelve years before the last pandemic – juxtaposed with a lawn sign encouraging students to wear face coverings and stay six-feet apart.

Messaging from the Lincoln city government is sprinkled throughout downtown, though often difficult to notice. Blue banners pinned high on light posts, like the one in this photo, offer words of encouragement to Lincolnians during the pandemic.

Three signs document many efforts to stay safe on campus: one for "sharing the sidewalk" with bikers, maintaining six-feet of separation between classmates, and one of many hand sanitzer stations.

Along Lincoln's art district, pedestrians observe cult classic movie poster spoofs encouraging citizens to be like The Dude (The Big Lebowski) and "abide" by mask mandates.

Take-out and delivery are now common sights in pandemic-stricken America. Lunchtime in downtown Lincoln is no different. A Door Dash delivery man rushes an order into his car while a Chipotle patron takes her lunch to-go.