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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.

The 17th Street Canal breach at Lakeview District, New Orleans.

Debris-strewn lot with damaged houses, uprooted trees, and scattered wreckage in a neighborhood, foreground covered in crushed gravel, under a clear blue sky.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

The 17th Street Canal breach at Lakeview District, New Orleans.

Original title

2005-28018.jpg (Object)

Citation

“The 17th Street Canal breach at Lakeview District, New Orleans.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/926.