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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 “Grandstand” (1 total)

Black-and-white photo of clergy and dignitaries seated on a bunting-draped grandstand before a large crowd, with American flags hanging on the stone building behind them during Xavier University's 1933 dedication ceremony.

Group of dignitaries and laymen on grandstand at dedication ceremonies of new unit of…