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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.

Ward 7, New Orleans, La.

A man wearing work gloves and a cap uses a tape measure while installing a black-and-white "EXIT ONLY" sign on a wooden fence beside a metal gate, with debris scattered on the ground nearby.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Ward 7, New Orleans, La.

Original title

2005-28521.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Ward 7, New Orleans, La.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1606.