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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 “Bombedout” (4 total)

A damaged McDonald's sign with torn plastic beneath its yellow arches stands above a "DRIVE-THRU" sign, set against a partly cloudy sky with power lines and trees below.

New Orleans, LA

Spray-painted black car reading "I'M BACK!" and "5000 Dave" sits curbside beside a discarded couch and debris pile, with damaged houses and graffiti visible in the background.

Hurricane season officially begins today. "I'm back, R U?"5000 Dauphine St., Lower 9th…

A severely damaged, rusted-out vehicle with its roof torn open sits abandoned on a residential street, parked in front of houses with striped awnings.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Damaged brick house with a partially collapsed roof and debris scattered around, "BAGHDAD" spray-painted on the exterior wall; a wrecked, crushed car sits in the yard nearby.

"Baghdad" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA