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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.

1200 block of Helois Ave - Appliances line the streets.

Damaged appliances including a water heater, stove, and refrigerators sit curbside along a residential street, with a tarp-covered roof and storm debris visible among nearby houses.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

1200 block of Helois Ave - Appliances line the streets.

Original title

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Citation

“1200 block of Helois Ave - Appliances line the streets.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3438.