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We weren\'t going to leave.\r\nWell, I wanted to. But my husband was one of those I-was-here-for-Betsy-and-I\'m-not-leaving types. Of course in Betsy he was 11, he lived near the river and didn\'t flood, and his dad was…

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Charcoal portrait of Elliot. Elliot\'s narrative covers 3 pages. Text begins: \"I never knew anything about New Orleans before I came down here, besides that it was the birthplace of jazz and Mardi Gras is a big…

Portrait & Narrative…

Charcoal portrait of Dan Smith, Jr. First line of text: My name is Dan Smith Jr. I was born on December 25, 1922...\" Describes his memories of Hurricane Betsy and flooding at textile plant and on Lasalle St. Did not…

Portrait & Narrative…

Former school employee describes returning to New Orleans on September 3, 2005 to rescue some \"older folks with special needs.\" Text begins: \"It was a horrific experience when I left the city...\"

Portrait & Narrative…

Charcoal portrait of Common Ground volunteer Antonio K. Gonzalez drawn just before the Katrina one-year anniversary. Text describes his shock at lack of progress in rebuilding (no traffic lights, etc) and his respect and…

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\"Riding the Nightmare Express\" is a 23-page typescript of an unpublished memoir of Hurricane Betsy written by Ninth Ward residents Elizabeth Cousins Rogers (1891-1985) and her husband Walter Rogers (1900-1981). Walter…

\"Riding the…