![[Hurricane Rita] Iowa, LA, September 30, 2005 -- Pallets of Meals Ready to Eat, water and ice are being emptied by National Guardsmen from Monroe, LA, as they place these valuable commodities into the trunks of cars and backs of pickup trucks driven by local residents. Hurricane Rita left thousands of people in this area of the state without electricity. Win Henderson / FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMDkvMzAvaHVycmljYW5lLXJpdGEtaW93YS1sYS1zZXB0ZW1iZXItMzAtMjAwNS1wYWxsZXRzLW9mLW1lYWxzLXJlYWR5LXRvLWVhdC13YXRlci05MWNiMzItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/212/jpg "[Hurricane Rita] Iowa, LA, September 30, 2005 -- Pallets of Meals Ready to Eat, water and ice are being emptied by National Guardsmen from Monroe, LA, as they place these valuable commodities into the trunks of cars and backs of pickup trucks driven by local residents. Hurricane Rita left thousands of people in this area of the state without electricity. Win Henderson / FEMA")
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[Hurricane Rita] Iowa, LA, September 30, 2005 -- Pallets of Meals Ready to Eat, water and ice are being emptied by National Guardsmen from Monroe, LA, as they place these valuable commodities into the trunks of cars and backs of pickup trucks driven by local residents. Hurricane Rita left thousands of people in this area of the state without electricity. Win Henderson / FEMA
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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30/09/2005
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