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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.

Still in New Orleans East, the signs of total devastation are everywhere.

Brick house with collapsed roof and exposed rafters, barred windows and arched doorways intact, surrounded by a large debris pile of furniture, insulation, and an air conditioning unit in the yard.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

Still in New Orleans East, the signs of total devastation are everywhere.

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Citation

“Still in New Orleans East, the signs of total devastation are everywhere.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3663.