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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.

Other view in Dining Room

Two photos of a wooden dining room buffet with blue-patterned plates displayed above; left shows the piece surrounded by dark floodwater, right shows the aftermath with warped wood, grime, and a damaged chair.

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Mary Gehman

Dining room buffet/hutch in Mary's House during and after the flood, 8/30/05 and 10/2/05. Originally posted: http://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm

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“Other view in Dining Room,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/12533.

Other view in Dining Room

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