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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.

Highway damage New Orleans

Damaged elevated highway overpass with exposed rebar and dangling debris, as workers and a skid-steer loader clear concrete rubble below; a green exit sign reads "City Park Av, Metairie Rd."

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Highway damage New Orleans

Original title

2005-28051.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Highway damage New Orleans,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1341.