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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.

Gulfport\'s Coastal Damage Included USCG Station

Debris field of twisted metal roofing, broken boats, and fallen trees along a waterway, with a damaged open-air pavilion structure visible in the background under an overcast sky.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

GULFPORT, Miss. (Sept, 6, 2005) Coast Guard Station Gulfport Mississippi destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. USCG photo by Lt.j.g Earl Lingerfelt. 050906-C-4567L-002

Citation

“Gulfport\'s Coastal Damage Included USCG Station,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2407.