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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 “Cautiontape” (2 total)

A large pile of storm debris—broken wood, boards, and building materials—sits beside a road, cordoned off with yellow caution tape, with trees and a damaged structure in the background.

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

Rear of a teal Mercury Sable with "FAITH" placed above the trunk, parked amid storm debris and a collapsed structure, yellow caution tape tangled in dry branches nearby.

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