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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.

A vase pulled out of a destroyed home rests on top of a chair damaged by the flood waters.

A ceramic pitcher-shaped lamp, its electrical cord wrapped around the base, sits atop a grimy table amid storm debris including a wicker chair, backpack, and CD case.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

A vase pulled out of a destroyed home rests on top of a chair damaged by the flood waters.

Original title

P1010021.JPG

Citation

“A vase pulled out of a destroyed home rests on top of a chair damaged by the flood waters.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3594.