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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.

Ethan Allen furniture tossed in front of a house along Canal Blvd.

Weathered wooden Windsor-style dining chairs with spindle backs lined up outdoors amid other discarded furniture, their finish stripped and surfaces grimy from exposure.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Ethan Allen furniture tossed in front of a house along Canal Blvd.

Original title

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Citation

“Ethan Allen furniture tossed in front of a house along Canal Blvd.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3473.