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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.

Cameron Elementary School gymnasium, Cameron/Louisiana, December 2005

Severely storm-damaged gymnasium with exposed roof trusses open to blue sky, a broken basketball backboard, and rubble covering the floor, with a low building visible in the background.

Collection

Rita

Cameron Elementary School gymnasium, Cameron/Louisiana, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Cameron Elementary School gymnasium, Cameron/Louisiana, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2655.