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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.

Gutted house, Lakeview/New Orleans, November 2005

Large pile of house debris—insulation, drywall, and wood—sits in front of a gutted brick house, with a hand-painted sign reading "GUTTING 352-9003" propped against the wreckage.

Collection

Katrina

Gutted house, Lakeview/New Orleans, November 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Gutted house, Lakeview/New Orleans, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2465.