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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 “Seafood” (5 total)

Business card for Jack Dempsey's reading "Specializing in Seafood, Steak & Lobster," with address 738 Poland Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117, phone and fax numbers, and website www.jackdempseys.com.

Business card from Dempsey's

Menu page from Dempsey's listing policies, appetizers, beer and soft drink prices, draft beer options, service fees, and operating hours for Tuesday through Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday.

Part of menu from Dempsey's.

Menu page from Dempsey's listing appetizers, bottled and draft beers, soft drinks, dining policies, and operating hours, printed in dark text on a mottled cream-colored background.

Part of a menu from Dempsey's.

Group of smiling friends crowded around a table at Acme Oyster House, with drinks, hot sauce bottles, and a bread basket in front of them, neon signs for "Oysters," "Tabasco," and "Acme Oyster House" glowing in the background.

Dinner at Acme Oyster House

Eurma Landry stands on a boat deck wearing a checkered garment and blue hair covering, holding large shrimp in gloved hands, with a basket nearby and open water and sky in the background.

Eurma Landry holding large shrimp, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron…