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Monday, February 7, 2011

New Online: Searchable Data File From FEMA: Collection of Photos From Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Other Storms (More than 8K Images, Most Online)


February 7, 2011 23:10

http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=4400

From a NARAtions Blog Post (National Archives and Records Administration)

The photographs [are] from the Public Affairs Division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] are now available online.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast of the United States, displacing thousands of residents and causing billions of dollars in damage. Less than a month later Hurricane Rita.

Pictures from these storms and others are captured in over 8,000 photographs from the series “Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials, 1998-9/30/2008.”

To Search Photographs Use the Following URL to Access the Collection via NARA’s Online Public Access:
http://research.archives.gov/search?v%3Aproject=opa&query=626166

You may browse the photographs by clicking the link that reads “View all Online Holdings” in the top right corner of the search results. To refine your search, add key words to the search box at the top of the page
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