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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.

Kitchen opposite London Avenue Canal levee breach, New Orleans, December 2005

Flood-ravaged kitchen with mud-caked debris and tangled tree branches piled atop a dishwasher and countertops, open cabinets hanging askew, and dishes still visible amid the wreckage.

Collection

Katrina

Kitchen opposite London Avenue Canal levee breach, New Orleans, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Kitchen opposite London Avenue Canal levee breach, New Orleans, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2587.