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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.

Mangled road sign, Holly Beach/Louisiana, December 2005

Weathered and bent road signs reading "Cameron Parish 510" and "Speed Limit," mounted on a rusted pole against a clear blue sky, with storm debris scattered along the roadside.

Collection

Rita

Mangled road sign, Holly Beach/Louisiana, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Mangled road sign, Holly Beach/Louisiana, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2646.