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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 “Capital” (2 total)

Vintage postcard-style photograph of the Louisiana State Capitol tower in Baton Rouge, framed by decorative borders with trees in the foreground, captioned "The new Capital" in cursive handwriting.

The new capital building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron…

Vintage black-and-white photo of the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, a castle-like Gothic Revival building with turrets, framed by trees and an iron fence, captioned "The Old Capital, Baton Rouge."

The old capital building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron…