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Many companies offered their appreciation for and well-wishes to Dr. E. H. McCleery and Jack Lynch in this special edition of the Kane Republican. This advertisement by the Holmes Poster Advertising Agency describes how it has helped publicize the wolves on billboards, expresses the hope that the…

Date: February 20, 1962

This photograph depicts Ruth Jones and an unidentified boy sitting by the fence at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. Also visible in the distance are wolves in the pens and a sign posted on one of the fence posts. This photograph is included in the photo…

Date: Probably between 1921 and 1925

According to Lou and Pat Beckwith Widmer, this wooden sign hung on the pen of Dr. McCleery's wolf named Clancey.

Date: Probably between 1929 and 1962

This sign used to hang on the wolf pens at Dr. McCleery's wolf park.

This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery holding two wolf pups at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A sign for the wolf park is visible in the distance.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6…

Date: Between 1929 and 1962

This is a silent color 8mm film of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolves and mountain lions at the wolf park along Route 6 between Kane and Mt. Jewett, PA in 1948. A coyote can also be seen briefly in the cage next to the mountain lion. The film shows several adult wolves pacing and interacting in the snow.

Date: 1948

This photograph depicts Jack Lynch with a wolf on a leash, and John Shetler at Jack Lynch's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Another wolf can be seen in the pens, and a sign hangs on the gate into the pens which says "keep out" with a skull. Judging by Jack's outfit…

Date: February 1972

This photograph depicts Leora Hoge (then 10 years old) under the stone archway at Jack Lynch's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A sign stands in front of the arch which reads "NO POLAROIDS, NO RECORDING, NO PETS." The ticket booth is visible behind the arch, on…

Date: August 1968

This photograph depicts the large wolf-shaped sign that reads "LOBO WOLVES" which stood at the entrance to the lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA.

Date: August 1968

This photograph depicts Marjorie and Jack Lynch sitting on the railing at Jack Lynch's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A sign with the number four hangs on the fence of the pen behind them.

Text on the back of this photograph attributes it to the Kane Republican…

Date: February 1962

This photograph depicts Marjorie and Jack Lynch at Jack Lynch's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A sign reading "Alaskan Timber Wolf" hangs on the fence of the pen behind them, and Jack Lynch is looking into the pen. Two wolves are visible.

Text on the back of…

Date: February 1962

This photograph depicts Mary Wheeler with a wolf pup at Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA. The wolf-shaped sign at the entrance of the park is visible in the distance.

Date: Between 1977 and 1979

This photograph depicts Mary Wheeler holding a wolf pup at Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve, located in Gardiner, WA. The wolf-shaped sign at the entrance of the park is visible in the distance.

Date: Between 1977 and 1979

This is a color photo (126 size Instamatic) of Ron Stafford as a 12-year-old boy standing by a wolf-shaped sign that reads "LOBO WOLVES." The photo was taken in 1971 by Ron's mother.

Date: August 1971

This article reports that Earl Coulter is erecting signs advertising the new McCleery Wolf Pack near Coatesville, PA. The signs will be put up in Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Western New Jersey. The article describes the signs - one of which depicts Little Red Riding Hood's encounter with the…

Date: May 3, 1930

This article reports on the deplorable conditions of "Lobo Land," run by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lynch, who purportedly have seven subspecies of wolves at the park including the last of the plains wolf. Dr. Eaton reports that during his visit to Lobo Land on August 17, 1973 he was unattended and observed…

Date: February 1974

Around 1947 or 1948, this sign was located along Route 14, about halfway between Montour Falls, NY and Watkins Glen, NY on the left hand side of the road.

This sign was hit by a bullet but the bullet did not puncture the sign. The sign reads:

THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON…

Lou Widmer found this sign around 1975 when he slipped on it in the woods by the wolf park archway.

There are many bullet holes in this sign. The sign reads:

THE ONLY LOBO WOLVES IN THE WORLD
KANE, PENNA
ON ROUTE US 6

This sign is on display in the history classroom 216 at the Kane Area High School in Kane, PA. The following inscription is painted on the sign in the lower left-hand corner:

S. B. (Small Willow)
D. G. (White Water)
J. S.
g (?)

A transcription of the sign can be found below.

This article reports that the former wolf park land (as well as a few small buildings and a trailer) has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Novosel of Kane. Mr. Jones is removing the old wolf park signs on the land and in the area. The sale reduces hope that the wolves - which were moved to Washington…

Date: April 27, 1973