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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 “West End” (1 total)

Flood-damaged kitchen with blackened cabinets, a stained refrigerator, and scattered debris; a stove with two towels still folded over its handle stands amid the wreckage.

This picture was taken in October once people were allowed back in to New Orleans to see…