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.

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Collection

121 Days of Darkness - Gentilly after Sunset - 12.27.05

We\'re at the intersection of Lotus and Lavender streets looking north on Lotus. Our high beam vehicle lights highlight the waterline on the fence (left) from Katrina\'s flood waters that covered the neighborhood.

Citation

“0006.JPG,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 24, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org./items/show/3425.

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