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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 “Rising Water” (2 total)

A wide expanse of calm water stretches toward a distant shoreline lined with scattered buildings, utility poles, and bare trees under a pale, hazy sky.

Carr Drive Slidell La

A long bridge spanning open water with several sections collapsed and tilted into the lake, their roadway slabs angled downward between intact pilings under a pale sky.

Colapsed Twin Span Bridge