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.

Portrait & Narrative: Erased Landscapes

Collection

Post-Katrina Portraits, Francesco

Charcoal portrait of Common Ground volunteer. Text begins: \"I\'ve read that all modern cities sit atop erased lanscapes...\" Mentions how locals lament all the places the city lost even before Katrina. Comments on tourism and skyscrapers.

Keywords:

common ground, french quarter, skyscrapers, tourism, urban planning, volunteer

Files:

ErasedLandscapes_03b942f5e4.pdf

Citation

“Portrait & Narrative: Erased Landscapes,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 22, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org./items/show/26765.

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