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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 “Roman” (4 total)

Sepia-toned photograph of a Roman Catholic church interior, showing rows of wooden pews leading down a central aisle toward an altar beneath a vaulted ceiling supported by columns.

Roman Catholic Church. This image is from the archive at Xavier University. Xavier…

Sepia-toned photograph of a wooden Catholic church with a tall steeple, covered entrance porch, and picket fence, with a utility pole and trees nearby and a child standing by the fence.

Roman Catholic Church. This image is from the archive at Xavier University. Xavier…

Large group portrait of Black men and boys in suits holding American flags, posed on the steps of a Roman Catholic church decorated with bunting, with two priests standing among them.

Roman Catholic Church. This image is from the archive at Xavier University. Xavier…

Black-and-white photo of a large crowd dressed in early 20th-century attire gathered on the steps and sidewalk outside a brick Roman Catholic church, with trees and streetcar tracks in the foreground.

Roman Catholic Church. This image is from the archive at Xavier University. Xavier…