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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.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

Metal walkers and crutches piled on wheeled carts in an indoor space, with a brick wall and a sign marked "1" visible in the background.

Walkers and crutches awaiting evacuees of Hurricane s Katrina and Rita in Lafayette, Louisiana Cajundome.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/318.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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