<html><head><script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.4.js"></script></head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>bob</td>
<td>smith</td>
<td>bob@example.com</td>
<td>
<img src="bobsmith.png" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
var el = document.querySelector('img');
var temp;
temp = el.closest('tr').firstElementChild.innerHTML;
temp = $(el).parent().siblings(':first').html();