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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

Damaged concrete utility poles lean precariously over a debris-strewn road lined with fallen branches, orange traffic cones, and a "Tree Removal & Roofing" sign, under an overcast sky.

This is a view of Lake Street just south of I 210, looking south about 1 week after hurricane Rita made landfall. The concrete power poles had been installed about one month prior.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2063.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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