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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.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

Damaged gas station canopy with rusted exposed framing and debris scattered on the ground; a handwritten sign reads "OPEN Come IN" near the entrance.

A gas station that clearly can't sell gas tries to woo customers in to buy drinks, snacks, or ice at the corner of Jimmy Johnson Blvd and 9th Avenue, Port Arthur, TX, taken October 11, 2005

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/5.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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