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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 “Mari Gras” (1 total)

Large crowd wearing festive hats and colorful clothing fills a city street lined with tall buildings, waiting for a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.

Mari Gras crowd waiting for the parade to begin. New Orleans. This image was collected in…