-

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.

Another collection of trinkets is tossed out to the front of the house.

A pile of tarnished and rusted silverware—forks, spoons, and knives—scattered on pavement alongside dried leaves, pine needles, and a crumpled yellow paper.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

Another collection of trinkets is tossed out to the front of the house.

Original title

P1010080.JPG

Citation

“Another collection of trinkets is tossed out to the front of the house.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3644.