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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.

Downed water tower, Buras/Louisiana, November 2005

A toppled water tower reading "BURAS" lies on its side amid storm debris, with a damaged house and downed power lines nearby under a clear blue sky.

Collection

Katrina

Downed water tower, Buras/Louisiana, November 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Downed water tower, Buras/Louisiana, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2535.