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Studio portrait of Diane Melerine's son, David Melerine, Jr., at age two, 1987. Diane…

Studio portrait of a toddler boy with blond hair, his face obscured by extensive water damage and mold-like blistering spots across the photograph's surface.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Studio portrait of Diane Melerine's son, David Melerine, Jr., at age two, 1987.

Diane Melerine lived at 2720 Jackson Blvd., Chalmette, LA, before the storm. Her house was flooded by nine feet of water.

Original title

Item 25492

Citation

“Studio portrait of Diane Melerine's son, David Melerine, Jr., at age two, 1987. Diane…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25492.