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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.

Most of the brick wall between these houses collapsed.

Collapsed brick wall lies in a scattered pile between two houses, with bare trees and debris surrounding it and a damaged roof visible in the background.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Most of the brick wall between these houses collapsed.

Original title

P1010057.JPG

Citation

“Most of the brick wall between these houses collapsed.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3483.