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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

A man stands on a sand-covered road beside a partially buried green street sign reading "Downtown Long Beach," with storm debris scattered along the shoreline behind him.

This was a sign on the beach telling you to turn to get into downtown Long Beach. This is pretty much a sign to no where.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/565.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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