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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 large uprooted tree lies across a black pickup truck and a red truck, crashing into the brick balcony of an apartment building, with exposed roots and overturned earth beside the structure.

OUCH! Redwood Apartments in Kenner, LA after Katrina. Taken by Miguel Moreno a producer from TVE, Spain.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/626.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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