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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.

Elderly couple prepare for air transport

Aerial view of a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in a red suit and helmet assisting an elderly man and woman in floodwaters, with a wooden fence and plank debris nearby.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 7, 2005)--A Coast Guard rescue swimmer with the pilots from Airstation Atlantic City, N.J., prepares an elderly man and woman for transport to safety. Official Coast Guard photo 050907-C-0000A-004

Citation

“Elderly couple prepare for air transport,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2402.