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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.

Nov. 3, 1953, St. Claude Ave. & Industrial Canal

Black-and-white photo of a vertical-lift bridge over the Industrial Canal at St. Claude Avenue, with period cars on the road, trees lining the canal, and a sign reading "Vehicles Keep to Right When Open," dated Nov. 3, 1953.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Nov. 3, 1953, St. Claude Ave. & Industrial Canal

Original title

Item 13344

charles franck
historic new orleans collection
street

Citation

“Nov. 3, 1953, St. Claude Ave. & Industrial Canal,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/13344.