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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 “Covenant” (23 total)

Damaged kitchen interior with a bright six-pane window above a grimy sink, flanked by open wooden shelving holding containers and a coffee maker, with a wall-mounted cabinet and floral cloth nearby.

A small house with a metal roof and screened porch, numbered "283," stands amid debris, fallen tree branches, corrugated sheeting, and an overturned bicycle in the yard.

A white corrugated-metal trailer or mobile structure raised on blocks, with multiple windows, a decorative fork and spoon on its side, and a green plastic chair and table outside, surrounded by trees.

A weathered corrugated metal shed with a patched wooden door, surrounded by overgrown grass and tree branches, with another small outbuilding visible in the background.

Damaged kitchen interior with a rusted double sink, peeling painted cabinetry, a bright uncovered window, and a wooden cupboard, showing weathered walls and clutter typical of storm damage.

Interior of a damaged, dilapidated room with peeling pink and green walls, a weathered wooden door frame, and a large convex mirror reflecting a hallway with a floral curtain and debris on the floor.

Interior of a damaged plywood-walled structure with a rusted, decayed piece of furniture, two old bottles, and debris including torn paper and a pinecone scattered across a muddy floor.

Collapsed wooden structure with corrugated metal sheeting, tangled tree branches, and a bicycle wheel amid debris, with a house and trees visible in the background.

A heavily rusted large metal drum lies amid scattered debris—tin cans, torn plastic bags, soiled papers, and insulation—with green foliage visible in the background.

Weathered wooden house with a corrugated metal roof and old TV antenna, its green paint peeling, partially obscured by overgrown trees and bushes; a faded sign reading "FREE" is visible near the porch.

Weathered wooden house with a corrugated metal roof, two open doorways, and a broken window, with a bicycle and wooden shelving unit propped against the exterior wall amid surrounding trees.

Exterior end of a white metal-sided mobile home with a small window, streaked with grime, resting on a wooden support beam; cloth items hang beneath it near bare trees.

White refrigerator standing against a peeling, mint-green painted wall in a bare room, with a bright window to the right and a plastic bag and cardboard box nearby on the floor.

Interior view through a doorway into a damaged, multicolored room with peeling paint, a round convex mirror on the wall, a barred window, and debris scattered across the floor.

Interior of a damaged room with peeling turquoise walls, a broken window covered by a "Certainteed Cryofoam Weathermate" insulation wrapper, a leaning window frame, a framed floral picture, and a small red hanging ornament.

A weathered wooden shed with a rusted metal roof and patched walls stands amid overgrown trees and scattered debris, with a plastic chair and table nearby.

A weathered pale green wooden door with paned glass windows, set in a wood-sided building, with peeling paint and visible trees and another window through the glass panes.

Weathered green wooden house with corrugated metal roof, broken screen door, and a yellow "REEDA" sign; house number "283 53" marked above the open doorway.

A shattered toilet and tank lie broken amid debris in a storm-damaged room with peeling blue wooden walls and a gaping hole exposing the structure's framing.

Decayed bathroom interior with a rusted, stained bathtub and peeling teal wood-paneled walls; an open window reveals overgrown trees and shows missing wall boards beneath it.

A weathered mobile home with corrugated metal siding stands on blocks, surrounded by trees, plastic chairs, a small table, buckets, and scattered wood planks in a grassy yard.

Interior corner of a room with peeling blue and green paint, a broken window, and plastic storage bins and garbage bags holding salvaged belongings on a wooden floor.

A grimy, abandoned bathtub coated in dried mud and debris sits in a room with peeling teal paint and exposed, water-damaged wood paneling on the walls.