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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.

All the while I was taking these photos, I was again puzzled by the total silence…

Empty interior room with a reflective tiled floor, cinderblock walls, and a row of large windows with venetian blinds letting in bright light; ceiling tiles are missing in places.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

All the while I was taking these photos, I was again puzzled by the total silence surrounding me.

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Citation

“All the while I was taking these photos, I was again puzzled by the total silence…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3620.