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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.

House with Katrina tableau, Lakeview/New Orleans, December 2005

Two-story blue house with a water stain line, front yard filled with salvaged furniture, chairs, and a hand-painted "FEMA HELP DESK — THE ANSWER IS NO!" sign beside a "HOUSE FOR SALE" placard.

Collection

Katrina

House with Katrina tableau, Lakeview/New Orleans, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“House with Katrina tableau, Lakeview/New Orleans, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2569.