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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.

Isleno dancers. Photo taken on Museum Day, Isleno Museum, 2004.

Isleno folk dancers in traditional costume—women in white blouses, red sashes, and striped skirts, men in dark vests—perform in a line outdoors, with spectators and trees in the background.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Isleno dancers. Photo taken on Museum Day, Isleno Museum, 2004.

Original title

Item 25811

dorothy benge
islenos
st bernard parish

Citation

“Isleno dancers. Photo taken on Museum Day, Isleno Museum, 2004.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25811.