-

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

Debris and broken concrete slabs piled beside a coastal road, with a yellow excavator working near the shoreline under a clear blue sky; dated 09/26/2005.

Corner of Vista Dr. and Hwy. 90 in Pass Christian, MS. Slaps of the 4-lane highway are in the middle.

Citation

“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/67.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

Citation

Geolocation