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Johnnie Canova

Johnnie Canova
Illustrator
Plaquemine, La.


The text on this page is the transcript of an oral interview. The interview has been edited and transcribed by the interviewer.
On Plantations (Page 1 of 6)
Riverboat
The St. James loading freight at Plaquemine Photograph courtesy of
Iberville Parish Library

I guess one thing is I've really loved steamboats longer than I was fascinated with plantation homes. One of the steam boats that really fascinated me was the Delta Queen and she used to pass right out here on the [Mississippi] River.

Anton Wilbert
The Anton Wilbert
Photograph courtesy of
A. Wilbert's Sons Ltd. Partnshp.

I only live a block or so from the River. When I was a kid and even now I live just a little bit from the River. But when I was a kid I used to drop whatever I was doing and I would just run up the levee and watch the steamboat pass, from bend to bend.

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