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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 “Pontchartrain Beach” (1 total)

Sepia-toned studio photo of Andrew Jackson and his cousin George Roberts posing with clasped hands at a painted backdrop reading "Pontchartrain Beach," with faux liquor bottles on a shelf behind them.

Andrew Jackson (left) and cousin George Roberts, Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans. This…