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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 “Burbon Street” (3 total)

Vintage photo of three people in elaborate feathered Mardi Gras costumes standing beside a parked car on a street with old buildings, dated December 1971.

Mardi Gras 1971

Vintage photo of two people in Mardi Gras costumes on Bourbon Street in 1971—one dressed as a mouse with large ears, the other as a block of yellow cheese with a face peeking through a hole.

Mardi Gras costumes on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971. This image is from…

Vintage photo of elaborately costumed Mardi Gras revelers in feathered hats and gowns walking along a Bourbon Street sidewalk, with onlookers and buildings in the background, New Orleans, 1971.

Mardi Gras crowd on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971. This image is from the…