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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 “Upturned” (2 total)

A car lies overturned on its roof beside a street, with a damaged house, scattered debris, and downed branches visible behind it, surrounded by trees and an open grassy field in the foreground.

This is one of the most beautiful shots I took while riding around the Lower 9th Ward.…

An overturned vehicle with exposed undercarriage and tires lies in overgrown grass beside a cracked street, with damaged houses visible in the background.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA