Call NumberRMN-042-4468CreatorBarry GutierrezDate2002-06-19SummaryThis storyboard version of the Pulitzer photo was prepared by the Rocky Mountain News photographic editors for submission as an entry for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, with the caption: "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."SubjectMissionary Ridge Fire (Colo.)Forest firesColorado on FireGeographic 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 17/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/682628
