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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 small jet aircraft lies crashed on debris-strewn ground beneath an elevated highway overpass, surrounded by damaged trees and scattered storm wreckage.

This is a photo of a lear jet model 24 that was washed into the art deco fountains built in the 30's and designed by Ticky Alverez.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1832.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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