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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.

Oil Tank Damage in LA

A Coast Guard member in a "U.S. Coast Guard" uniform photographs damaged, dented oil storage tanks in a debris-strewn field under a hazy sky.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

POINTE A LA HACHE, La. (Sept. 15, 2005) Marine Science Technician Stephan Brown of the Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team photographs the damage caused to oil storage tanks by Hurricane Katrina in Pointe a la Hache, La. USCG photo by PA2 Jennifer Johnson.

Citation

“Oil Tank Damage in LA,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2417.