I would love if you would apply your talent to photo 1 attached which has a really poignant significance for our Masterson family. Photo 2, which is OK, shows Joseph senior with his young son Joseph in Glasgow in the late 1890s. The father had a good job as Agent for the Royal Liver Assurance Co. in Dublin. At Christmas, his many farmer clients pressed turkeys on him which were welcome for his growing family. The Board Members in Dublin said something to him about these, probably hoping he would share his gifts with them. Instead, he resigned on the spot. Apparently he was known for his short temper. He brought his family to Glasgow to a much poorer housing condition and life style. Photo 2 shows him in Glasgow with his anguished son who is still wearing the sailor suit uniform of his upmarket Dublin school. Photo 1 is Joseph junior and his younger sister Lily in their new school in a rough district of Glasgow. They are both overdressed compared with their classmates, little Lily especially so, and seemingly quite unaware of that. Young Joseph is still clutching his sailor hat and probably dreading play breaks with those tough-looking classmates.
