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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.

Blue tarp kimono, Lundi Gras fashion show, Riverfront/New Orleans, February 2006

A performer in white face paint and a shimmering blue tarp kimono with colorful hair ribbons holds a matching blue tarp parasol and fringed purse on a riverfront promenade.

Collection

Katrina

Blue tarp kimono, Lundi Gras fashion show, Riverfront/New Orleans, February 2006

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Citation

“Blue tarp kimono, Lundi Gras fashion show, Riverfront/New Orleans, February 2006,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2616.