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

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

Back in the Lakeview area, I found Barney and his friends taking a break from the cleanup work. I find it intriguing to see the sense of humor some residents have in the face of total devastation of their neighborhoods and homes.

Citation

“P1010143.JPG,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 25, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org./items/show/3700.

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