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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.

Debris, Holly Beach/Louisiana, December 2005

Flooded coastal lot strewn with scattered debris—appliances, metal sheeting, and rubble—partially submerged in standing water, with a blue van and leveled building foundations visible in the background.

Collection

Rita

Debris, Holly Beach/Louisiana, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Debris, Holly Beach/Louisiana, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2650.