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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.

Houma Police Department, with Det. Blake Tabor, our escort

A man in a checkered shirt stands beside a black-and-white police car marked "Houma Police" and "City of Houma," parked on a street with other vehicles and buildings in the background.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Houma Police Department, with Det. Blake Tabor, our escort

Original title

2005-27900.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Houma Police Department, with Det. Blake Tabor, our escort,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1234.