![[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., February 28, 2006 -- Robert and Sandra Harris returned to their Pascagoula neighborhood days after Hurricane Katrina to discover theirs was the only house left standing. They previously had mitigated their home in 1999 with $30,000 in Increased Cost of Compliance funds through the National Flood Insurance Program. Mark Wolfe/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDIvMjgvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtcGFzY2Fnb3VsYS1taXNzLWZlYnJ1YXJ5LTI4LTIwMDYtcm9iZXJ0LWFuZC1zYW5kcmEtaGFycmlzLTQzNGQyYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/212/jpg "[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., February 28, 2006 -- Robert and Sandra Harris returned to their Pascagoula neighborhood days after Hurricane Katrina to discover theirs was the only house left standing. They previously had mitigated their home in 1999 with $30,000 in Increased Cost of Compliance funds through the National Flood Insurance Program. Mark Wolfe/FEMA")
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![[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., November 10, 2005 -- Americorps volunteers (right) get interviewed by the local television media aboard the cruise ship Holiday. Many different agencies are helping out on the cruise ship which is being used to house Mississippi residents displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA/Mark Wolfe](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTEvMTAvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtcGFzY2Fnb3VsYS1taXNzLW5vdmVtYmVyLTEwLTIwMDUtYW1lcmljb3Jwcy12b2x1bnRlZXJzLXJpZ2h0LTM0YTY0Mi02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., November 10, 2005 -- Americorps volunteers (right) get interviewed by the local television media aboard the cruise ship Holiday. Many different agencies are helping out on the cruise ship which is being used to house Mississippi residents displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA/Mark Wolfe")
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![[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., February 27, 2006 -- FEMA officials (L-R) Traci Skinner, Betty C. Lewis, Pattie Silven and Rico Borrazo share a light moment on the cruise ship Holiday as they await the disembarkment of the final resident aboard ship. The Holiday served as temporary housing for Mississippi residents displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDYvMDIvMjcvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtcGFzY2Fnb3VsYS1taXNzLWZlYnJ1YXJ5LTI3LTIwMDYtZmVtYS1vZmZpY2lhbHMtbC1yLXRyYWNpLWNiM2EwOS02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., February 27, 2006 -- FEMA officials (L-R) Traci Skinner, Betty C. Lewis, Pattie Silven and Rico Borrazo share a light moment on the cruise ship Holiday as they await the disembarkment of the final resident aboard ship. The Holiday served as temporary housing for Mississippi residents displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA")
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[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, Miss., February 28, 2006 -- Robert and Sandra Harris returned to their Pascagoula neighborhood days after Hurricane Katrina to discover theirs was the only house left standing. They previously had mitigated their home in 1999 with $30,000 in Increased Cost of Compliance funds through the National Flood Insurance Program. Mark Wolfe/FEMA
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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1999
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The U.S. National Archives
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