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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.

121 Days of Darkness - Gentilly after Sunset - 12.27.05

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Evening view down a French Quarter street in New Orleans with traffic and parked cars, balconied buildings lined with shop signs including "Peacock Jewelry & Antiques," and a skyscraper visible in the background.

All of the following images were photographed in New Orleans on Dec. 27, 2005 - 121 days…

Nighttime street view from inside a vehicle, headlights illuminating a debris-strewn road in a darkened Gentilly neighborhood, with a FEMA trailer at left and silhouetted houses and trees under a dark sky.

With approximately 40% of the electricity still turned off in New Orleans, this view from…

Dusk-lit street scene with a row of white fence pillars illuminated by headlights, a two-story house with dark roof, palm trees, power lines, and a deep blue twilight sky.

Fence pillars reflect our high beam vehicle lights in the 2600 block of Clover St. This…

Nighttime street view with piles of storm debris curbside in front of houses, illuminated by headlights, with distant streetlights and a dark blue dusk sky overhead.

This is the nighttime view from Lotus and Clover, in Gentilly. We're looking east down…

Headlights illuminate a debris-strewn gravel road through a dark, powerless neighborhood at night, lined with houses, utility poles, and piles of storm wreckage.

We turned north on Lotus from Clover St. and found more of the same at night... total…

Nighttime street view from a vehicle's headlights, showing a residential intersection with a wooden fence, piles of debris along the curbs, parked cars, and small houses, with a stop sign visible at left.

We're at the intersection of Lotus and Lavender streets looking north on Lotus. Our high…

Dusk view of a debris-strewn residential street with scattered vehicles, piles of rubble, and a white FEMA trailer parked among houses, framed by tangled overhead power lines.

We headed west onto Lavender and looked toward Franklin Ave., one block away. A FEMA…

Nighttime street view from inside a vehicle, headlights illuminating a two-lane road lined with dark trees and houses, with an oncoming car's bright headlights visible in the distance.

Back on Franklin Ave., between Lavender and Clover streets, we were surrounded by…

A large tree silhouetted against a darkening blue sky arches over a quiet residential street in Gentilly, with houses, power lines, and a car visible along the dim roadside.

A tree in the 2500 block of Lavender, in Gentilly, is silhouetted by dimming skylight. No…

Nighttime street scene illuminated by vehicle headlights, showing discarded refrigerators at curbside, parked cars, silhouetted houses, and power lines against a darkening dusk sky.

Refrigerators and appliances are still being placed in the streets for pickup on the 2400…

Headlights illuminate a dark residential street littered with debris piles and discarded furniture along the curbs, with silhouetted houses, power lines, and a parked SUV visible in the night.

The 2500 blcok of Verbena greeted us with more darkness as we approached Franklin Avenue.

Dark, nearly unlit street scene at dusk in Gentilly, with tree silhouettes framing a dim sky and a few distant lights marking the only visible illumination amid widespread power outage.

Dec. 27, 2005 - 121 days after Katrina, approximately 40% of New Orleans is still without…