A black and white photograph of a young boy and girl. It is a formal portrait. The boy is standing on the left. He is wearing a sailor costume and a cross-tie necklace. The girl stands on the right, she wears a black and grey dress, which has a pleated skirt. She is wearing two bows in her hair and a beaded necklace. There is a stuffed dove with flowers on its back in between them. it holds a sign which says, "1924."

Photographs donated by Mae Counelis from her mother, Koula Lazou Counelis' estate.

Mae H. Counelis, of Berwyn, IL, was born on Feb. 10, 1931, to the late Koula and Anthony Counelis. She was raised in Chicago Heights, IL, and graduated from Bloom High School. Mae received a bachelor of science degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She worked in the research department of the U of I, Chicago. Later, she worked in cancer research at Schering Corp. in NJ where she developed a patent for helping to cure cervical cancer.

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