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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 Dr” (4 total)

Vast piles of splintered wood and debris cover the ground in front of a damaged apartment building and an overturned RV, under a hazy sky.

Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell

Aerial view of a flooded coastal community with scattered debris, damaged structures, and broken piers surrounded by water, under a partly cloudy sky; dated 8/31/2.

Aerial Shot of Slidell

Satellite view of Hurricane Katrina's massive, well-defined eye swirling over the Gulf of Mexico, with the coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi visible below.

Aerial view of the eye of Katrina

Debris-strewn concrete slabs and scattered wreckage along a shoreline, with a damaged palm tree and remnants of a pier visible against the water and sky.

What was Left of Tom & Liz Havrilla\'s Home