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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.

Aluminum junk collectors, New Orleans.

A pickup truck loaded with scrap aluminum debris, with one man standing atop the pile and another beside the truck, set against power lines, a flagpole, and buildings in New Orleans.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Aluminum junk collectors, New Orleans.

Original title

2005-27843.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Aluminum junk collectors, New Orleans.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1680.