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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.

Double Door Flood Stain

Glass double doors with a horizontal flood stain line visible across the panels, set into a brick building facade with plywood boarding up an adjacent window opening.

Lakeview New Orleans, Louisiana These United States of America

Our America!

728 days after the storm surge related to Hurricane Katrina caused the poorly constructed Levees to fail.

8 plus feet of flood water.

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Citation

“Double Door Flood Stain,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/33239.