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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 “Can” (2 total)

Stacked pallets of canned goods arranged in a pyramid shape, surrounded by scattered loose cans, debris, and a large trash bin, with a damaged brick building and collapsed structures in the background.

Near Common Ground's Lower 9th Ward building, there were some supplies that people could…

A hand holds a can labeled "Filtered Drinking Water, 12 FL OZ (355 mL)" in front of piles of empty aluminum cans scattered on cardboard flats on the ground.

Near Common Ground's Lower 9th Ward building, there were some supplies that people could…