1841 Lake Street
- The University Years
1841
Lake Street - Lincoln
In 1946 shortly after their marriage,
Betty mentioned to a Professor at the University of Nebraska
Teachers College that she and her husband (who was just starting
the University using the GI Bill) were looking for an apartment.
Shortly later, Dr. Oscar H. Werner and his wife Gertrude started
renting their 1841 Lake Street basement apartment to Axel and
Betty.
1841 Lake Street,
Lincoln, NE
A friend of Axel and Betty's who
wanted to be a photographer took a series of home-life pictures
in 1946 using Axel and Betty as the stars in their basement
apartment and with the permission of the Werner's also in the
upstairs living room and kitchen (Betty always wanted to make
it clear that they had the Werner's permission for being upstairs).
One of those pictures of Axel
and Betty by the fireplace was used for their first Christmas
card in December 1946. The inclusion of photographs for Christmas
cards was to become a family tradition for the next 65 years.
1946 Christmas
Card
The following are the complete
series of 'home' photos from Axel and Betty's first married
years at Lake Street, 1946 (photographed by their University
friend whose name is unfortunately not known to us).
