This grainy photograph shows the young Julia, dressed in her widow's black garb, her father-in-law Michael, and her infant son Patrick Joseph,known all his life as P.J, my father. I like the way the old man has an affectionate hold on the baby,whose left hand is still anchored in his mother's comforting hands. The baby looks a little disgruntled and is holding a box or a small book, an object that the clever photographer may well have placed in his hands in order to keep his attention. They are all gazing intently at the photographer, in what is clearly a staged outdoor shot. I estimate that this photo was taken sometime during the year 1918.