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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.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

A large boat lies capsized on its side along a wooden piling dock, its hull resting partly in the water, with a grassy shoreline and a "Mobil Lubricants" sign visible in the background.

This boat in Sabine Pass was blown over by the storm where it remained tipped over 90 degrees too far. Taken on Oct 16

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/16.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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