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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.

Demolished house, Yscloskey/Louisiana, November 2005

Debris field of a demolished house—broken concrete steps, scattered boards, and household items—spread across a grassy lot, with a water tower reading "YSCLOSKEY" visible in the background among bare trees.

Collection

Katrina

Demolished house, Yscloskey/Louisiana, November 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Demolished house, Yscloskey/Louisiana, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2530.