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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.

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Bulldozer grading an earthen levee or berm beside a canal, with power lines and a white truck in the background under overcast sky; date stamp reads 11-11-2007.

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Citation

“cat17,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34924.