B & W Photos


The second from the left is my Dad, Sergeant Thomas J. Flatley of the 77th Division.	Who might these people be? What might they they be doing? What year (approximately) is it? Geri gets it again. Jackie and Geri, me (Tom) you and my mother are getting ready to color Easter eggs, you can see the eggs and the vinegar on the table, the coloring is in the cups. This is in the kitchen on second street before it was remodeled, on the second floor. Geri
	Ok, this picture is somewhat in the shade. I know some of these people, but not all. Chances are nobody knows them all. Jackie, Geri, got an answer? Geri got it. Jackie's first communion, me, Jackie, Kevin, Susan and Patty Lynch.
I found this picture recently. This is my Dad and one of his life best friends Ike clowning around for the picture. No GIs were harmed in the making of this Website. Dad talked about Ike all the time. They were best buddy's throughout WWII and friends for many years afterward.
	I found this one in Dad's private collection. It's a double exposure and it's somewhat haunting. I'm sitting sort of blended with my Dad and I have a Kevin on each side. Geri and Jackie look like the two little singing girls from some Japanese monster movie. Colleen, of course, is launching into party on mode.
Here's one of farmer Kevin, his little sister Colleen and their dear friend Elvis Costello with holes in his socks. I wonder how many hits this page will get looking for pictures of Elvis Costello and finding me instead. Maybe I should have said Buddy Holly. Nice holes in the socks. Hey, guess what? I had the look first, they copied it from me.
	This is the Women's Auxiliary or the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Sgt. William Sawelson Post 340, Harrison. There are a few notable ladies here. I think I see Veronica Lake and Audrey Hepburn, no wait it's my sisters Geri and Jackie. This must have been taken in the early-mid sixties. Jackie, Geri, can you identify anyone else here? How about you other Harrison girls? Do you recognize anyone? And just where was the VFW anyway? A few of you remembered that that the VFW was at the end of 5th Street by the footbridge over the railroad tracks into Kearny. Kathy Flatley Pandorf tells me that the two girls on the left are the Snodgrass twins. Both Jackie and Theresa tell me that the left of Geri is Denise Derocker. Theresa also tells me that blonde, kneeling woman is Merle Coolican. Ready for more? Jackie thinks the girl directly behind Geri is Kathy Doffont and the girl to Geri's right is Carol Mulrennan. Theresa thinks the girl in the back row, second from right is Maureen Vaskis.
My thanks to Timmy for sharing this picture. I know I have this picture in is my house and I recognized it when Timmy sent it to me but for the life of me I couldn't find the picture or identify it. Fortunately, that is what this web site is about, communicating and sharing. Once again Timmy is sharing with us. Thanks once again Timmy. Well my sister Jackie was the first to tell me this was Uncle William (better known as Wimpy) born in 1918, after my Dad and before Aunt Rosie. "Wimpy", Sergeant in the 638th Tank Division, was killed in action on April 7, 1945 the Netherlands just 30 days before V-E Day.
	Here is a fantastic picture of Nanna, Anna Flatley, David's (Popop's) wife, my Father's Mother, my Grandmother, born Anna E. Molloy on June 14, 1891 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England and died on July 4, 1963 in Harrison New Jersey. Nanna was born on Flag Day and died on the Fourth of July. My thanks to Pam McKniff for this long lost photo. Pam is the daughter of John and Mary McKniff. John is the son of John McKniff and Rose Molloy. Rose was Nanna's younger sister. Pam found this photo in the proverbial shoebox in the closet and sent it to me to share with us all. The original caption on the back of the photo was "To Rose with best love, Annie".