Burgess, Charles T.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03https://hdl.handle.net/11124/8691At the finish line 1951. Chas. T. Burgess, Castle Rock, Colo.Date scanned: 2001-04-03.Identifier: NMHFM-268.Related photographs and negatives: NMHFM-5, NMHFM-133, NMHFM-136, NMHFM-137, NMHFM-138, NMHFM-139, NMHFM-143, NMHFM-144, NMHFM-197, NMHFM-198, NMHFM-199, NMHFM-200, NMHFM-264, NMHFM-266, NMHFM-267, NMHFM-274, NMHFM-275, NMHFM-683, NMHFM-684, NMHFM-686, NMHFM-688.Unmounted; text on verso.Held in the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum.Donor: Charles Burgess.Photograph taken in Fairplay showing people greeting contestants at the finish line during the Fourth Annual Rocky Pack-Burro Championship Race in 1952 (the date on the verso of the photograph is probably incorrect). The scene takes place in front of an automotive garage with a "Plymoth Dodge" sign in the background. A girl greets a burro in the center of the photograph. The Race was started in 1949 as part of the town of Fairplay's Gold Days Celebration. It was originally a grueling 22.9 miles starting in Leadville, Lake County and traveling over Mosquito Pass to end in Fairplay, Park County. The burros carry a thirty-three pound pack saddle loaded with traditional mining equipment. Contestants can pull, push or chase their burros, but must stay tethered to them by a fifteen-foot rope and are not allowed to ride. In the 1950s, the winner of the race received $500 and a trophy presented by the Rocky Mountain News.Rights management statement available at: http://library.mines.edu/digital/rights.htmlAnimals, packPeopleRecreation and sportsVehiclesStillImage