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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.

Packing Katrina objects Houma, LA

Cardboard OfficeMax boxes, a plastic-wrapped bundle, and a "Packaging Peanuts" box sit on a sidewalk, with a blue street sign reading "Chief of Police Patrick A. Boudreaux" mounted on a brick wall behind.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Packing Katrina objects Houma, LA

Original title

2005-28644.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Packing Katrina objects Houma, LA,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1463.