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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 “Washington Parish” (2 total)

Sepia-toned vintage photograph of a horse-drawn wagon carrying several people down a dirt road, with a parked truck and farm buildings in the background; decorative border and faded handwritten notes frame the print.

Farmers in the 1940's-50's, Bogalusa, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron…

Black-and-white photo of a flooded residential street in Bogalusa, Louisiana after Hurricane Betsy, with water surrounding raised houses, a partly submerged car, and people standing near a porch.

Bogalusa, Louisiana after hurricane Betsy. This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman,…