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1 evacuee's story

Toni Miller, 58, shed tears in front of her home before she was forced to evacuate New Orleans on Sept. 8, 2005. Credit: BARBARA DAVIDSON/DMN

On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, New Orleans resident Toni Miller joined the thousands of residents who evacuated the city. Her story was told in a series of photos.

• Sept. 8 also marked the anniversary of the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston (audiovisual presentation features narration from newspaper accounts and video clips shot by the Thomas Edison Co.)
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