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FEMA Trailer Bed

Interior of a FEMA trailer's sleeping area, showing a bed with a red/maroon sheet, pillows, a sheer curtain-covered window, and beige walls.

Collection

UNO Center Austria

The attached photo depicts some of the post-Katrina experiences of an Austrian exchange student who had studied at the University of New Orleans via UNO's Center Austria in 2003. Marion Wieser visited with his former hosts in the flooded Gentilly neighborhood. This is a photograph of the sleeping quarters inside the family's FEMA trailer.

Other photos and an essay contributed by Wieser can be found using a keyword search or the tags accompanying this object.

Citation

“FEMA Trailer Bed,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/13291.