A black and white photograph of a baby. It is wearing a long white christening gown, and a necklace with a medallion at the end. It is sitting on a white cushion, in an elaborately engraved wooden chair. The white christening dress has lace detailing on the sleeves and at the bottom of it.

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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