Call NumberRMN-042-4445CreatorBarry GutierrezDate2002-06-19SummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: Smoke clouds dwarf a helicopter as it valiantly fights the raging Missionary Ridge Fire near Durango. Firefighters described the blaze as an ""eating machine"" that threatened hundreds of homes. This photograph is one of a series of images by the Rocky Mountain News Photography Staff of the largest wildfires in Colorado history. The News' photographers won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for their coverage.Subject2003 Pulitzer Prize (Breaking News Photography)Geographic AreaDurango (Colo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
Barry Gutierrez, Smoke clouds dwarf a helicopter above the raging Missionary Ridge Fire near Durango. (2002-06-19). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 21/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/682604
