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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.

There is a boat trailer near the top of this pile.

Massive pile of storm debris including mattresses, wood, and a boat trailer near the top, bordered by orange plastic safety fencing on a grassy lot.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

There is a boat trailer near the top of this pile.

Original title

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Citation

“There is a boat trailer near the top of this pile.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3569.