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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.

Signage identifying house site, Holly Beach/Louisiana 2005

Wooden post numbered "506" holds a hand-lettered sign reading "506 LAFITTE BLVD, Blk. 5-Lots-30,31,32,33, OWNER: George Colby, CELL-225-205-1143," surrounded by concrete slabs and storm debris near the shoreline.

Collection

Rita

Signage identifying house site, Holly Beach/Louisiana 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Signage identifying house site, Holly Beach/Louisiana 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2638.