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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.

New Orleans hurricane evacuation route directional sign on Broad Street.

Leaning street signs reading "Hurricane Evacuation Route" and "For Information Tune Radio To 870 AM, 101.9 FM," with torn plastic sheeting on the grass beside a roadside in New Orleans.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

New Orleans hurricane evacuation route directional sign on Broad Street.

Original title

2005-28612.jpg (Object)

Citation

“New Orleans hurricane evacuation route directional sign on Broad Street.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/846.