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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 “Cross” (2 total)

A wooden artist's mannequin figure mounted on a cross, draped with pearl necklaces, stands among a makeshift memorial of wooden crosses and beads in a grassy lot with houses in the background.

This cemetery (I think) was placed on a road medium. 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A makeshift memorial of wooden crosses, rosary beads, a clock, and red flowers arranged on grass beneath a tree, with small framed photos and mementos placed at the tree's base.

This cemetery (I think) was placed on a road medium. 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA