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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Items tagged “192” (2 total)

Sepia-toned photograph (mounted on a worn gray album page) of a long row of men in white aprons and caps standing at a counter, with a menu board listing items like "OYSTER COMBO," "ROAST BEEF," and "FRIED FISH" with prices.

Martin Brothers Coffee Stand and Restaurant

Heavily worn and torn sepia-toned photograph showing two long, cylindrical loaves of bread lying side by side, their crusts cracked and texture visible despite significant creasing, staining, and paper loss across the print.

1932 Poor Boy