And the West is History: Daredevil auto show at Fairgrounds – ca. 1952

The La Plata County Fairgrounds has hosted many diverse events throughout its history. Here, Joie Chitwood puts on an automobile thrill show as part of the Spanish Trials Fiesta in the early 1950s. His shows went by various names. This is either the “Auto Daredevils,” “Hell on Wheels,” or “Tournament of Thrills“ show put on in the consecutive years of 1951, 1952 and 1953. – Ed Horvat for Animas Museum, edhorvat@animasmuseum (Catalog Number: 86.19.101 from the La Plata County Historical Society Photo Collections)