A black and white faded photograph of a man and woman standing in a candy shop. The counter consists of a glass display case which has assorted candy bars and price tags. The rest of the counter is wood paneling. Behing the counter are display cases with shelves of bottles. There are mirrors behind the glasses. Above the mirror there are plates for decortion. The man is wearing a white apron. There is fading along the left side of the photograph.

Anna K. Keramaianakis (10/26/1904-10/16/1984) married Kyriakos V. Petrakis (1/1889-1/1968). Anna lived in Spilia, Crete. Her grandfather sold olives in the city of Chania. Anna and her mother and sisters raised silk worms and sold the thread they spun. Anna's aunts arranged an engagement. She and Kyriakos were married on July 28th, 1926. On August 15, 1926 they left Crete for Athens. On September 2nd, 1926, they left for American on baord the "Avera." On October 5th, 1926, they arrives at Ellis Island in New York.

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