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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.

Waiting on a Roof for Air Transport

Aerial view of people sitting on rooftops amid floodwaters, including a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in a red suit communicating by radio, with trash bags and debris nearby on the shingles.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 7, 2005)--A Coast Guard rescue swimmer talks on the radio to the Airstation Atlantic City, N.J., pilots before the four people are hoisted to safety. Official Coast Guard photo

Citation

“Waiting on a Roof for Air Transport,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2403.