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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.

Items tagged “Biloxi Beach” (1 total)

Two young girls sit smiling on wet sand at Biloxi Beach in 1980, one in a dark swimsuit with orange trim, the other in a yellow shirt with red trim, their reflections visible in the shallow water.

At Biloxi Beach, on the Gulf Coast, 1980.