Quentin Hulse Collection

Content Description

Photographs from Gila area by and about Quentin Hulse with non-photo items to collections and history library. Quentin Hulse (1926-2002) was a well known ranger, hunter, trapper, guide, and Hound man who lived and worked at the bottom of Canyon Creek in the Gila River Wilderness for over 50 years. His photographs have appeared on a tourist postcard and souvenir license plate in the 1950s. His stories are recorded in a book by Nancy Coggeshall - "Gila County Legend: The Life and Times of Quentin Hulse". Coggeshall is donating family photographs from her book, as well as items that belonged to Hulse from his days living in the back-country cabin deep in the Gila. Some of the (77) books donated reflect hobbies pursued by ranchers in outlying areas, i.e. bottle collecting, while others reflect sidelines, such as leather tanning for hides collected from trapping or hunting, regional histories, memoirs, husbandry, outfitting, wildlife, and miscellaneous. Other items in the collection include: western saddle; leather chaps; hunting knife with sheath; hatchet with sheath; Navajo rug; chair; stovepipe chaps; boots; short brimmed black hat; Remington-style sculpture; sleeping bag and ground sheet, and photographs.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Quentin Hulse Collection

Restrictions Apply

No