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Pershing Center mural

Watch now: Lincoln's Pershing mural is coming down — very carefully

A small group of people raised $844,000 in four months -- enough to remove the Pershing Mural, a process that began Wednesday. They'll be stored until a new place to display it is found.

Workers finish removing the Pershing Center mural's 763,000 tiles in Lincoln

After 65 years, the giant, 763,000-tile mural is gone from the facade of the Pershing Center.

Saving a piece of Lincoln history — 763,000 pieces of history

A 350,000-pound concrete wall has been built at Wyuka Cemetery, the future home of the iconic Pershing mural.

'Colors are exploding’: Inside the painstaking Pershing mural restoration

The massive 48-foot-by-140-foot artwork is in the midst of a multiyear effort to preserve the art and memories attached to it, and the small group behind the project is aiming to finish this year.

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Pershing Center mural

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Pershing Center mural

Pershing Center mural

Pershing Center mural

Pershing Center mural

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Watch now: Lincoln's Pershing mural is coming down — very carefully

Workers finish removing the Pershing Center mural's 763,000 tiles in Lincoln

Saving a piece of Lincoln history — 763,000 pieces of history

'Colors are exploding’: Inside the painstaking Pershing mural restoration

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