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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 grilled beefsteak with mushrooms provided nourishment to someone after the storm.

A discarded MRE (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) pouch labeled "Grilled Beefsteak with Mushroom Gravy" lies on debris-strewn pavement amid broken glass and dried leaves.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

A grilled beefsteak with mushrooms provided nourishment to someone after the storm.

Original title

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Citation

“A grilled beefsteak with mushrooms provided nourishment to someone after the storm.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3645.