Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05086-015-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05164-000-02
- Western History Subject Index
- Byers home for boys
- Western History Subject Index
- Gates, Mrs. Charles C (Hazel Rhoads)
- Western History Subject Index
- Gates rubber company
- Western History Subject Index
- Gates rubber company
- Western History Subject Index
- Gates rubber company
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado fuel and iron company
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado fuel and iron company
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado
- Fairmount sexton's records, 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
- Fairmount Sexton’s Records 1891-1953 list over 85,500 burials or entombments. The Fairmount Sexton Records 1891–1953 were microfilmed in 1959 by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The grave registers were arrange in rough “alphabetical...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado--Genealogy.; Colorado--Vital records.
- 2004
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- One of Gates' service garages
- Interior view of a Gates Rubber Company service garage with stacks of tires, two cars, and a truck in Denver, Colorado. A mechanic works on a tire and another man in a suit stands next to the truck. Signs on truck read: "Kelly's, Spices, Extracts."
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Gates' fire
- Denver firefighters use a hose to put out a fire at the Gates Rubber Company factory in Denver, Colorado. A ladder is nearby.
- Gates Rubber Company--Disasters--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Rubber...
- 1940 June 16
- Gates' fire
- Employees of the Gates Rubber Company stand near railroad tracks during a fire at the factory in Denver, Colorado. Smoke billows out from the building.
- Gates Rubber Company--Disasters--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smoke--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 June 16
- Gates' fire
- View of the Gates Rubber Company factory during a fire in Denver, Colorado. Smoke billows up from the four-story brick building.
- Gates Rubber Company--Disasters--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smoke--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 June 16
- Andrew J. Ryan has traveled distance 100 times around the world since on his fleet
- Andrew J. Ryan, a test driver for Gates Rubber Company, poses with a tape measure wrapped around a globe. He drove in the Gates' Arizona Test Fleet for nine years.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1950-1960.; Automobile drivers--1950-1960.; Commercial products--Testing--1950-1960.; Ryan, Andrew J.
- 1957
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 3
- Charles C. Gates' daughters with bows in hair & Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, smallest
- Daughters of Charles C. Gates pose on a rock in a Colorado stream with Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads. The girls wear bathing suits.
- Children--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [1920 and 1921?]
- Gates' family Christmas
- Interior view of a living room with three girls and a decorated Christmas tree at the Gate's home in Denver, Colorado. Presents include: toys, dolls, ice skates, miniature stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gates' family
- Interior view of a living room at the Gates' home in Denver, Colorado with (probably) Hazel Gates and her three daughters on a slide. Shows: fireplace, lamps, and a child's wicker chair.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gates, Charles Cassius,...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles C. Gates' house, mountain chateau
- One of the Gate's children, possibly Hazel, stands inside a grandfather clock with the glass door open at the Gate's family mountain home in Colorado. The wooden clock is elaborately carved with gargoyles and chimes.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Longcase clocks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gates' mountain chateau, possibly the master bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom in the Gates' family mountain home in Colorado. Shows a fireplace, rocking chairs, bureaus, side table with books, metal stand with wicker basket, lamps, carpet, and partial view of bed.
- Bedrooms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Charles C. Gates' house
- Interior view of a stone fireplace with andirons at the Gates' family mountain home in Colorado. Two framed photographs (the one on the left is of Charles Gates) and a gourd sit on a carved, wooden mantle that is inscribed: "A Family, A Friend And...
- Fireplaces--Colorado--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Charles C. Gates' house
- Interior view of the dining room at the Gates' family home in Denver, Colorado. Shows a table and chairs, chandelier, fireplace, mirror, sideboard, and ceiling beams.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Gates' inner-tube
- A deflated tire inner tube from the Gates Rubber Company is held up in front of a white backdrop, Denver, Colorado.
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Charles C. Gates' house, mountain chateau
- Interior view of the nursery at the Gate's family mountain home in Colorado. Shows children's beds with chests, desks, bureau, fireplace, wicker floor lamp, and carpet.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1930.; Nurseries--Colorado--1900-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Gates' home at Bear Creek
- View of Bear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows construction of the Charles C. Gates mansion.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Charles & Hazel Gates' mountain home at Bear Creek
- View of Bear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows construction of the Charles C. Gates mansion with automobiles on a dirt road.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gates' Bear Creek mountain home
- Interior view of the Charles C. Gates residence in Jefferson County, Colorado; decor includes a rock fireplace, Oriental rugs, chandeliers, open beam ceiling, a carved wood Spanish style table and bench, an elephant sculpture, couches, and chairs.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Recreation room at Gates' mountain home
- Interior view of room in the Gate's family mountain home in Colorado. Shows: mural, chairs, table, piano, spitoons, bookcases, and ceiling beams.
- Gates family--Homes & haunts.; Houses--Colorado--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Charles Gates' daughters in the doorway of their Bear creek home
- Two Gates' girls, with white dresses and bows, stand at the entrance to the family's mountain home in Colorado. The large Tudor style house is made of stone with half-timbering on the second floor.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Family.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gates' mountain home
- View of the Charles Gates' Bear Creek home in Colorado; a large Tudor style house with stone, half-timbering, chimneys, and a circular driveway.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Banquet at the Gates' mountain home
- Interior view shows guests seated for a banquet at the Gates' family Bear Creek home in Colorado. Mr. Charles C. Gates stands at the end of the table; Mrs. Charles (Hazel) Gates is seated with her back to the camera; Mr. John Gates is the third...
- Banquets--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Gates, John.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rhoads' and Gates' Children
- Charles Gates' sons and Mary Elizabeth Rhoads at the Gates' Bear Creek mountain home, Jefferson County, Colorado. They ride in a two wheel cart while a miniature horse pulls. The horse wears decorated head gear and eye shields. The Sicilian cart is...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Ponies--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Pony carts--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Gates, Charles...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- One of the Gates' daughter's birthdays
- A group of young boys and girls pose for a photo at one of the Gates' daughter's birthday party. The children wear party dresses and suits, some hold balloons. A birthday cake with lit candles is on the floor in front of the children.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Charles & Hazel C. Gates' mountain home up Bear Creek "the great hall"
- An interior view of "The Great Hall" in Charles and Hazel C. Gates' mountain home in Bear Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado. Some of the items in the room include a large long polished wood table, two large floor rugs, chandeliers, leather rocking...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Halls--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Charles C. Gates' house up Bear Creek
- Interior view of a bedroom in Charles C. Gates' home up Bear Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado. Items in the room include a dresser with mirror, lampstand, bed and small desk. This room may be the master bedroom or guest room.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Charles C. Gates' chateau "the living room"
- An interior view of the living room of Charles C. Gates' Chateau in Bear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a stone fireplace, piano, floral patterned couch, small desk, chandeliers, lamps and a full room floor rug.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Charles C. Gates' house up Bear Creek
- An interior view of a bedroom in Charles C. Gates' home up Bear Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows twin beds with floral print bed spreads, french doors, and a chandelier. The walls are decorated with floral vine pattern. This may be a...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Future site of Charles C. & Hazel Gates' mountain home in Bear Creek
- Two women sit on the porch of a small cabin at the spot of the future site of Charles C. and Hazel Gates' (Harry Rhoads' sister) home in Jefferson County, Colorado. A small river runs past the property and hills surround the area. A dirt road...
- Construction--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Gates' Singapore office
- An interior view of the Gates Rubber Company Singapore office. The room features square beams, tiled floors, large windows and ceiling fans. Desks and chairs are in various place in the room.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1940.; Singapore--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Gates' plant, W.W.I war garden
- Women tend a vegetable garden with shovels, hoes and other tools. The garden is next to the Gates Rubber Company office building on South Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "Gates War Garden"; plants include cabbage and corn.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Gates' "War Garden" Effort
- Women from Gates Rubber Company tend to a war garden plot. Some women wear coveralls with "Gates half-50lb tire" printed on the back. Other women wear dresses and loose blouses while they harvest, hoe, and dig in the garden. The Gates Rubber...
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardening--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1919]
- Harry holding his daughter with the Gates' children
- Harry Rhoads, his daughter Mary Elizabeth, and the Gates children wade in a stream in Colorado. The girls wear swim suits, Harry has his pants legs rolled up.
- Children playing in water--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Family.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1923?]
- The Rhoads family
- Members of the Rhoads family enjoy and outing by a stream, Colorado. Identification: "from left to right: Sadie, Harry F., Mitzi, Gates' daughters with bows in hair, boy - unknown, Charles Gates, Hazel and Addie."
- Children--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or...
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Halloween Costume Party at Gates' Rooftop Garden
- A woman (possibly a Gates' employee), poses in a doorway with three children. They are all dressed in Halloween costumes. She wears a clown costume with a pointed hat and the three children, also wear clown costumes. Two of the children wear...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Halloween--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gates' residence interior
- Interior view of the Gates residence, in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a nursery, cribs, a fireplace, ornate flowered wallpaper, dolls, pillows, toys, and letters: "Babies - the Greatest Gift God Ever Gave."
- Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.--Homes & haunts--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]