Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- International Rubber Sales Company
- Shows the store front of the International Rubber Sales Company located at 1047 Broadway in Denver, Colorado, before it became Gates Rubber Company. Signs in the windows read: "Put on International Rubber Half-Soles Saves you Half the Cost", "Make...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Fairmont School story of rubber project
- Photograph of students at Fairmont Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a project on the story of rubber. Pictured are four unidentified students sitting at desks working with various forms of rubber. Benind them two other students hang a...
- Rubber.; Fairmont School (Denver, Colo.); Baker (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1937
- Gates
- Men pose with a rubber belt, probably a part for a car, at Gates Rubber Company plant in Denver, Colorado. A worker wears a pants suit and a cap and holds a rubber belt manufactured at Gates. A man with a hat, suit and tie stands in front of a car...
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Extracting rubber from a rubber tree
- Workers extract rubber from a rubber tree. The tree bark is cut in diagonal lines; a bucket is next to the tree trunk.
- Rubber plantation workers--1920-1940.; Rubber plantations--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Gates Rubber Company
- Interior of a workroom at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows workers, stacks of papers, rubber belts, and printing machinery.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company
- View of the Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company and the E. A. Stephens & Company Incorporated at 1833 Wazee Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "E. A. Stephens & Co. Inc. Raw Furs & Wool 1833 Wazee St. This Building" and "A...
- Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; E.A. Stephens & Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fan belt dept. in Gates
- Men work at machines in the Fan Belt Department of Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Long strips of uncut rubber are nearby.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Gates Rubber Co. buildings on Broadway
- Night view of the Gates Rubber Company buildings located on Broadway in Denver, Colorado.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Technical belt testing
- Chet Wiegle and Don Spuhler work in a belt test lab at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Don Spuhler removes rubber samples from jars with a pair of tongs.
- Gates Rubber Company--1950-1960.; Testing laboratories--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Spuhler, Don.; Wiegle, Chet.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gates water tower
- View of the Gates Rubber Company water tower in Denver, Colorado; neon sign reads: "Gates Rubber Co."
- Gates Rubber Company--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Water towers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Fan belt manufacturing at Gates, Denver
- Interior view of the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado; shows women working with stacked fan belts.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 April 3
- Production area for durable treads
- Interior view of the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working with belt-driven machinery and rubber tires.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- A partial view of the Gates Plant
- Rendering of the Gates Rubber Plant in Denver, Colorado; sign reads: "The Gates Rubber Co.," a water tower tops factory buildings, and Front Range mountains are in the background.
- Gates Rubber Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Renderings.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Billboard for Firestone truck tires
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. Electric lights are mounted on top of the billboard. The billboard reads: "Back of...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Denver Rubber Tire Works (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile equipment & supplies.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gates
- Men stand beside the open hood of a car and look at a rubber belt, probably a car engine part manufactured at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. A workman wears a mechanic's pants suit; probably a customer wears a suit, tie and hat.
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- West Mississippi and South Santa Fe
- Flood debris is piled against the Mississippi Street bridge across the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado. Men survey the damage, cranes are overhead; the Gates Rubber Company factory is in the background. Sign reads: "Gates Rubber Co."
- Gates Rubber Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- June 16, 1965
- 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]
- Two unidentified men with automobile tires
- Two unidentified men hold worn rubber automobile tires for display. Possibly part of a promotional campaign for the Gates Rubber Company.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Gates plant banquet
- View of a Gates Rubber Company staff banquet in Denver, Colorado. The room is decorated with crepe paper and rubber tires; men and women sit at long tables.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Testing method that makes exact comparisons possible
- John Gates, on right, and an unidentified man use stopwatches to test a tire that is set up on round track at the Gates Rubber Company roof in Denver, Colorado. Shows smokestack, hopper, brick wall, and Charles C. Gates on right with several men in...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, John.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gates delivery truck, model "T" Ford
- Gates Rubber Company's "Service Truck No. 1" is parked in front of a Gate's service station at 1569 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the station front door reads: "Gates Half Sole Tires, The International Rubber Co." Sign on window next...
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Broadway, south of I-25
- View of Broadway at Tennessee Avenue in Denver, Colorado with the Colorado Tire and Leather Company on the left and Gates Rubber Company on the right. Automobiles are parked on the street.
- Gates Rubber Company--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- John Gates handing out chocolates
- John Gates hands out chocolates to children at one of the Gates Rubber Company's annual outings for employees and their families in Denver, Colorado. Men and women stand around him.
- Gates Rubber Company--Social life--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gates,...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gates AZ test fleet (tires)
- View of a the Gates Rubber Company automobile test fleet on a road probably in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. Lettering on the back of the test-cars reads: "Gates Rubber Co. Tire Test."
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1960-1970.; Commercial products--Testing--Arizona--Pinal County--1960-1970.; Pinal County (Ariz.)--1960-1970.; Superstition Mountains (Ariz.)--1960-1970.; Automobiles--Arizona--Pinal County--1960-1970.; Tire...
- 1960
- Western History Subject Index
- Rubber
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1899.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1899
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1894.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1894
- Civic Center
- View west from dome of State Capitol Building over Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, shows the cruciform plan located between West Fourteenth Avenue and West Colfax. Landmarks include: Pioneer Monument, the Andrew Carnegie funded 1909 Denver Public...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Denver, Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building at intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; businesses include Scholtz Drug Co., Cole Motor Co., Boss Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Gates Rubber Company products
- Products manufactured by Gates Rubber Company on display. Top row: battery boxes, bumpers, wash rack hose, welding hose, garden hose, handlers, and air hose. Second row: Gates fan belts, water hose, radiator hose, and ball valves. Third row:...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- "Native" workers, possibly rubber re: Gates rubber co.
- Interior view of the Gates Rubber Company's Singapore factory in China. Chinese laborers work at a table with rectangle containers, a man runs a press, a boy kneels by several metal buckets.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Singapore--1910-1920.; Interiors--Singapore.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gates Rubber Company
- Interior view of a print room at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows workers, printing press and machinery, stacks of pamphlets titled: "End Your Fan Belt Trouble."
- Gates Rubber Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rubber...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver streets, Broadway
- View of the east side of the 1500 block of Broadway in Denver, Colorado; businesses include Fred Meek Grocery, Western Auto Supply Agency, Dry Climate Tires, Auto Accessory and Speedometer, Auto Equipment Co., Boss Rubber Co., Republic Rubber...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Gates Rubber Company
- Aerial view of the Gates Rubber Company factory and buildings in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks and Merchants Park are nearby.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Merchant's Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Gates Rubber Company factory
- View of the Gates Rubber Company factory in Denver, Colorado. A smokestack and water tower are near the four-story industrial buildings.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fan belts
- Interior view of the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a man working with an electric lathe manufacturing fan belts.
- Gates Rubber Company--1930-1950.; Rubber industry workers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lathes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Rubber...
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Luthier's shop
- Interior view of a violin repair shop in Denver, Colorado; shows violins, cellos, a balalaika, a clock, and a man working.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Musical instrument industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Downtown Denver
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Orpheum Theater, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Kittredge Building, and the Majestic Building. The Pioneer Monument on Colfax Avenue is visible. Signs read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Gates rubber company
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor.unions. Rubber workers local 154
- Gates Rubber
- The Gates Rubber factory, Denver, Colorado, consists of flat roofed, two-story industrial buildings. Residences and parked cars are in the foreground; parking lots are in the distance. Sign reads; "Gates Tires."
- Gates Rubber Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gates plant
- Gates Rubber Company, in Denver, Colorado, is under construction. The four-story factory building is framed in; scaffolding and concrete forms cover it. Stacked lumber and railroad tracks are in the foreground; sign reads: "Gates Half Sole Tires."
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- June 12, 1918
- Special event for Gates Rubber Company employees
- Gates Rubber Company employees pose for a photo at a formal dinner party. Women are dressed in formal dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Harriet Rhoads is seated at the head of the center table.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--1910-1940.; Rhoads, Harriet.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Group photo at a Gates Rubber Company employee party
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees at a formal dinner. Addie Mellon and Harry F. Rhoads (Harry M. Rhoads' parents) are seated in the center, Charles C. and Hazel Rhoads Gates stand directly behind the Rhoads. The room is decorated with...
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- The Gates Rubber Company building at 985 South Broadway
- View of Gates Rubber Company building located at 985 South Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The building is constructed of bricks and has large industrial glass windows. Shows trolley car line tracks, automobiles, and utility pole.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gates Rubber Company building under construction
- A view of the Gates Rubber Company building, located at 995 South Broadway in Denver, Colorado, under construction. Two workers work on the top half of the smelter located behind the main building.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Special event for Gates Rubber Company employees
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees pose for a photo at a formal dinner. Harry M. Rhoads sits in the center of the first row. Directly behind him his mother Addie and his father Harry F. Rhoads are seated on chairs in the second row....
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon,...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Gates Rubber Company employee special event
- Gates Rubber Company employees at a special event dinner. They sit at long tables. The room is decorated with fake parrots, monkeys and paper ribbons hang from lights above the group. A band is on a small stage in the back of the room.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Gates Rubber Company building construction
- Construction crews work on the construction of the Gates Rubber Company building located at 999 South Broadway. Shows an industrial brick building with wood scaffolding on one side.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Gates Rubber Company
- Shows a store front of the Gates Rubber Company, this may be an outlet store for retail sales. This store may have been located at 999 Broadway. Signs on the store front windows read: "60,000 Now in Use", "Save Your Tires Get Double Mileage Gates...
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]