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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.

Marie's Bar, Summer 2009. Old advertisements found under siding. Photo by Marie Miele.

Two-story wooden building with green trim, its lower facade exposing old hand-painted signs reading "Walter Patrolia Beer Parlor, Cigars Cigarettes Tobacco" and "Drink JAX, Best Beer in Town," dated 06/08/2009.

Marie's Bar, Summer 2009. Old advertisements found under siding. Photo by Marie Miele.

Original title

Item 42169

Citation

“Marie's Bar, Summer 2009. Old advertisements found under siding. Photo by Marie Miele.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42169.