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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.

9th ward about 3 1/2 blocks from the levee break November 15, 2005

A severely damaged, debris-covered car spray-painted "Merry Christmas" sits in front of a storm-wrecked house with a collapsed roof and exposed brick, under overhead power lines.

9th ward about 3 1/2 blocks from the levee break November 15, 2005

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Item 32377

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“9th ward about 3 1/2 blocks from the levee break November 15, 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/32377.

9th ward about 3 1/2 blocks from the levee break November 15, 2005

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