Call NumberX-438Date1969SummaryContestants and their burros on part of the twenty-one mile course of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Numbers 66, 65 and 59 head up a gravel street with residences on the side, and a radio tower and the snowy continental divide in the background. Spectators look on from their yards. Cars, a pickup truck and a recreational vehicle are parked in driveways and along the street.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 22 x 15 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectLeadville (Colo.)Donkeys--Colorado--LeadvilleRunning races--Colorado--LeadvilleGeographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000438Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesBu-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville, N Jl 14, 1969 p 5-- Handwritten on back of photoprint. Photo taken July 13, 1969. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100004380
Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville (1969). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1016716
