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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 “Water Line” (3 total)

Sony stereo components, including a CD player labeled "MegaStorage 300CD," covered with debris and a visible line of dried grass marking the height of floodwater.

Grass mark on John & Anne\'s Stereo

Weathered mint-green house at 124 South Cortez Street with peeling paint, a screened front door, and cracked concrete steps where small weeds grow through the gaps.

House at 124 South Cortez Street, New Orleans. Photo taken on November 9, 2007.

Interior wall with exposed studs and mold-stained insulation, a strip of "Legion Oaks" tape marking the waterline, and torn "Home Insulation" packaging above.

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