Who is Joe

Joseph George Shapiro was born on January 18,1886 in New York City. He was the second son of Esther and Barnet Shapiro. He joined his brother Charles Hillelson Shapiro who was born in Russia in 1882. His father, Barnet, was born in about 1852.  His mother, Esther Spitz, was born in 1862. They left Russia in 1884 with their son Charles and settled in New York. In 1889, following the birth of Meyer Merwin Shapiro, the family left New York City for Bridgeport Connecticut. 

Joe at 10.

This is what I believe is the earliest photograph of Joe from 1896 when he was 10 years old. Interesting composition of the print – they must have turned the camera on an angle.