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Damages to Private Residences

This exhibit features photographs depicting damages sustained by private residences belonging to individuals who live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as a result of Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Katrina.


  • Mud covered neighborhood street with houses

    Katrina-Rogers Photographs, Item 7; August 30, 2005

    "Rankin County, MS. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Looking southeast on Harbor Lane."

  • Two-story house among trees, debris in front yard and caught on chain-link fence

    Katrina-Rogers Photographs, Item 22; September 16, 2005

    "Ocean Springs, Jackson County, MS. Friday September 16, 2005. Washington Avenue, approximately two blocks north of Front Beach Drive."

  • Open area with some standing trees, ruins of a house, and tree and house debris

    Katrina-Rogers Photographs, Item 30; September 19, 2005

    "Waveland, Hancock County, MS. Monday, September 19, 2005. Ruins of home located on the northwest corner of Nicholson Avenue and Central Avenue."

  • Open area with some standing trees, ruins of a house, and tree and house debris

    Katrina-Rogers Photographs, Item 32; September 19, 2005

    "Waveland, Hancock County, MS. Monday, September 19, 2005. Looking south toward Beach Boulevard. Ruins of home located on southwest side of Nicholson Avenue."

  • Open area with standing and fallen trees, building debris throughout

    Katrina-Allard Photographs, Item 11; September 27, 2005

    "Lewis Ave. near Hwy 90 looking east."

  • Neighborhood with some standing houses, trees, and power lines; building debris and shipping container in empty house plot

    Katrina-Allard Photographs, Item 14; September 27, 2005

    "Lewis Ave. at Finley St. looking northeast (see GP047 and GP048)."

  • Building debris, tilted house, standing trees, and bulldozer

    Katrina-Allard Photographs, Item 35; September 27, 2005

    "Hwy 90."

  • Two-story house with no windows, flipped car and downed foliage in front yard

    Katrina-Allard Photographs, Item 42; September 27, 2005

    "Residence on Davis Ave. across street from Bourdin Bros."

  • Men in uniform in front of house clearing debris, pile of debris against chain-link fence

    Hurricane Camille Photographs, Item 5; 1969

    "Military personnel clear debris."

  • Woman standing among downed trees and foliage debris, in front of damaged two-story house

    Hurricane Camille Photographs, Item 13; 1969

    "Hurricane Camille damage, woman and house."

  • Neighborhood of damaged houses, debris in yards

    Hurricane Camille Photographs, Item 16; 1969

    "Hurricane Camille damage, houses."

  • Foliage debris, boat on land against one-story house

    Hurricane Camille Photographs, Item 23; 1969

    "Hurricane Camille damage, boat and house."

  • Tree leaning against one-story house

    Hurricane Camille Photographs, Item 45; 1969

    "Hurricane Camille damage, house."