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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.

Dinner at Acme Oyster House

Group of smiling friends crowded around a table at Acme Oyster House, with drinks, hot sauce bottles, and a bread basket in front of them, neon signs for "Oysters," "Tabasco," and "Acme Oyster House" glowing in the background.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Dinner party at Acme Oyster House.

acme oyster house
food
restaurant
seafood

Citation

“Dinner at Acme Oyster House,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34614.