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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 “Jackson Square” (3 total)

St. Louis Cathedral's triple spires rise above Jackson Square, with an equestrian statue, palm trees, and manicured lawns in front under a clear blue sky.

Dan\'s Favorite Photo of Jackson Square

Vintage photo of three children posed on an old cannon in Jackson Square, New Orleans, with St. Louis Cathedral behind them; handwritten caption reads "New Orleans, May '38."

Rolland Golden in Jackson Square, New Orleans, late 1930s.

Damaged, water-stained vintage photo of five people seated outdoors, with heavy surface deterioration and tearing obscuring the upper portion of the image; a small "67" is printed at the lower left edge.

Painters at Jackson Square c. 1968: (from left) Bert, Bob Briar, Pershing Fouch Lee,…