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This is the great-great, grandfather of Elizabeth Vaugh, Gioranni Oddo, at the age of 34. Originally from Palermo, Italy, he was a farmer and a butcher. He landed at the port of New Orleans on March 10, 1876 aboard the S.S. Emma steamship. \r\n\r\nThis image is from the archive of Ron Chapman,\r\nProfessor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez\r\nCommunity College is located in Chalmette, in St.\r\nBernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily\r\ndamaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.\r\n