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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 “Death” (2 total)

Comments by Ivy, Age 5

A decomposed fish lies atop a textured concrete surface with metal grating, caught in dappled light and shadow, left behind by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters in New Orleans.

A dead fish left in the street from Hurricane Katrina flood water. New Orleans. This image…