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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.

Dirty high-water marks along Canal Street, New Orleans.

Discarded wooden chairs and furniture debris piled outdoors, including a white-framed window and a coiled wire wreath, scattered among dry leaves and twigs.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Dirty high-water marks along Canal Street, New Orleans.

Original title

2005-27988.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Dirty high-water marks along Canal Street, New Orleans.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1071.