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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.

Almost ten feet of water covered this area off of Downman Rd.

Debris-strewn lot along a storm-damaged iron fence, with waterlogged clothing and bedding draped over the rails, fronting a flood-damaged brick house with a partially collapsed roof.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

Almost ten feet of water covered this area off of Downman Rd.

Original title

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Citation

“Almost ten feet of water covered this area off of Downman Rd.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3682.