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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.

Concrete above the tree roots disintegrated when this tree fell.

A large uprooted tree lies across a cracked concrete surface in front of a brick house, with scattered branches and debris covering the yard and porch area.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

Concrete above the tree roots disintegrated when this tree fell.

Original title

P1010017.JPG

Citation

“Concrete above the tree roots disintegrated when this tree fell.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3590.