Object Details
- fabricator
- New Orleans Department of Public Works
- Description
- As Hurricane Katrina approached in August 2005, over 80 percent of the residents of New Orleans fled the city during the mandatory evacuation. Thousands of residents, however, could not or would not leave.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Associated Date
- 2005
- ID Number
- 2005.0284.01
- accession number
- 2005.0284
- catalog number
- 2005.0284.01
- Object Name
- sign
- Physical Description
- aluminum (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/16 in x 36 in; .15875 cm x 91.44 cm
- Place Made
- United States: Louisiana, New Orleans
- referenced
- United States: Louisiana
- place used
- United States: Louisiana, New Orleans
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/treasures-american-history
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- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Cultures & Communities
- Family & Social Life
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Natural Resources
- National Treasures exhibit
- Transportation
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Hurricane Katrina
- Record ID
- nmah_1313438
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0013-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
