![[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, January 14, 2008--Hurricane Katrina destroyed the front wall of the Old Brick House in Biloxi, as well as the staircase to the second floor and the back porch. The Old Brick House is one of the few remaining buildings built prior to the Civil War in Biloxi and FEMA is overseeing its restoration, along with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Jennifer Smits/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDEvMTQvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtYmlsb3hpLW1zLWphbnVhcnktMTQtMjAwOC1odXJyaWNhbmUta2F0cmluYS1kZXN0cm95ZWQtdGhlLWE4MzUxNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/214/jpg "[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, January 14, 2008--Hurricane Katrina destroyed the front wall of the Old Brick House in Biloxi, as well as the staircase to the second floor and the back porch. The Old Brick House is one of the few remaining buildings built prior to the Civil War in Biloxi and FEMA is overseeing its restoration, along with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Jennifer Smits/FEMA")
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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, January 14, 2008--Hurricane Katrina destroyed the front wall of the Old Brick House in Biloxi, as well as the staircase to the second floor and the back porch. The Old Brick House is one of the few remaining buildings built prior to the Civil War in Biloxi and FEMA is overseeing its restoration, along with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Jennifer Smits/FEMA
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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14/01/2008
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The U.S. National Archives
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