Lloyd J. Reece (1928)

My father, Lloyd J. Reece, immigrated to the U.S. from Canada just before his 5th birthday. This picture is from his Immigrant Identification Card, issued on September 13, 1928. The circular marks across the bottom of the photo are the embossed seal of the American Consulate in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Anthony Patrick Donoughe (1943)

This is my grandfather, Anthony Patrick Donoughe. He was born on June 21, 1908 and died a week before his 85th birthday, on June 14, 1993. This picture was taken in a carnival photo booth in Cresson, PA, when he was 35 years old. The year was 1943. Earlier that year, on January 27, his wife, Christina Mildred (McMahon) Donoughe, had died. She left him with seven young children, the oldest one being my mother Rose, who turned 13 the day her mother was buried.

Mary McMahon & Clyde McMahon (1932)

Mary McMahon (left), Clyde McMahon (right)

The quality of this image is pretty lousy, but it's the only photo I have of my great-grandmother (my mother's maternal grandmother), Mary McMahon. My mother's Uncle Clyde was Mary's youngest child. He was a year or two younger than his niece (my mom), Rose Donoughe. This picture was taken on the porch of Mary's home in Gallitzin, PA in 1932.