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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.

Gas pumps at convenience store, Grand Chenier/Louisiana, December 2005

Two wrecked gas pumps lie toppled amid dried grass and debris, their price displays (marked "87" octane, "$2.529," pump "4") visible among exposed rusted machinery and hoses.

Collection

Rita

Gas pumps at convenience store, Grand Chenier/Louisiana, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Gas pumps at convenience store, Grand Chenier/Louisiana, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2671.