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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.

Katrina photos of New Orleans and immediate areas

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Grassy field with scattered trees, a guardrail, and a crowd of people gathered in the distance near a highway, with city buildings visible on the horizon under a clear blue sky.

Grassy field with scattered trees, a guardrail, and a crowd of people gathered in the…

Large crowd gathered on a litter-strewn grassy median near a highway overpass as a military helicopter hovers overhead, with school buses, a Budget rental truck, and portable toilets parked along the roadside.

Large crowd gathered on a litter-strewn grassy median near a highway overpass as a…

Large crowd gathered on a litter-strewn grassy field near an overpass, with buses, trucks, and a water tower visible in the background under a hazy sky.

Large crowd gathered on a litter-strewn grassy field near an overpass, with buses, trucks,…

Large debris-strewn grassy field with scattered trash, crowds of evacuees near an elevated highway, school buses, military helicopters, and two men walking in foreground carrying supplies.

Large debris-strewn grassy field with scattered trash, crowds of evacuees near an elevated…

Highway scene beneath an overpass with school buses, a Budget rental truck, scattered debris, and crowds of people gathered near a green highway sign reading "I-10 West, N.O. Int'l Airport, Baton Rouge."

Highway scene beneath an overpass with school buses, a Budget rental truck, scattered…

Marine One helicopter, marked "United States of America," sits on a grassy shoreline near water, with a person standing nearby and a bridge visible in the hazy background.

Marine One landing.

Group of people, including officials and security personnel, walking along a gravel road past an "EXIT ONLY" sign, with heavy equipment, trucks, and a chain-link fence in the background.

Entourage accompanies President Bush, including LA Senator Mary Landrieu, Governor…

A man in a light blue checkered shirt shakes hands with a uniformed officer wearing a bulletproof vest, surrounded by a crowd of law enforcement and military personnel outside a two-story building.

A man in a light blue checkered shirt shakes hands with a uniformed officer wearing a…

President Bush shakes hands with a uniformed Coast Guard officer outside a brick building with a red roof, surrounded by other officers and a photographer, with a white pickup truck parked nearby.

President Bush shakes hand with Amy McElroy of MSO Port Arthur.

Group of uniformed Coast Guard personnel and civilians stand in a paved courtyard outside a two-story building, with a man in a white shirt talking to someone wearing a "USCG" vest.

Group of uniformed Coast Guard personnel and civilians stand in a paved courtyard outside…

A man in a light blue checked shirt shakes hands with a uniformed Coast Guard member under a tent, surrounded by several other personnel wearing caps, sunglasses, and tactical vests.

President Bush meets Coast Guard personnel who responded to Katrina.

A man in a light blue checked shirt greets a smiling Coast Guard member wearing a bucket hat, surrounded by other uniformed personnel near a tent at an outdoor gathering.

President Bush meets with Coast Guard personnel who responded to Katrina.

A man in a light checked shirt and gray pants faces a group of U.S. Coast Guard personnel wearing navy uniforms and caps marked "U.S. COAST GUARD," gathered near a tent and tree outdoors.

A man in a light checked shirt and gray pants faces a group of U.S. Coast Guard personnel…