Beans

Dad sends this picture with the following explanation...

Keith, age 6 and Beans

Keith is taking his dog, Beans, A Boston bulldog terrier, for a ride in his little red wagon hitched to his tricycle in the summer of 1937. This picture was taken in the backyard of the home at 1034 Denver Street. Mom always made him wear bib overalls, which he hated because they were "sissy." Sometimes, he wore his shirt over the overalls so it looked like he was wearing regular Levis. Beans grew very old years later and it was necessary to "put her to sleep." We took her to the veterinarian on State Street and 13th South. The building is now a motel! I think about that when we drive by.

Behind Keith is a lilac bush and you can look through the yard next door, which were the Middletons, and into the appartment house two-doors down. Mrs. Middleton always called Keith "Keithums!" Ugh!!!

Thanks for sharing that picture, Dad. I don't remember ever seeing it before. Of course, I don't remember Beans but I do remember this: Grandma (Amanda) had a heavy metal doorstop that was in the shape of a small dog. The metal dog was covered in a creamy white and black enamel but the paint had been heavily chipped through the years. I loved to play with the metal dog but Grandma was afraid that I would drop it on my toes. She called the dog "Beans".