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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.

Teddy bear left in the debris of Lakeview November 7, 2005

A grimy teddy bear lies abandoned amid storm debris—broken wood, torn plastic sheeting, and scattered wreckage—on a patch of grass in black and white.

Teddy bear left in the debris of Lakeview November 7, 2005

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“Teddy bear left in the debris of Lakeview November 7, 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/32383.

Teddy bear left in the debris of Lakeview November 7, 2005

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