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This article describes an experience of Dr. Charles E. Cleland who came to the Kane area in 1933 with his wife Dr. Elizabeth Cleland to serve as medical officer to the Civilian Conservation Corps. While purchasing medical supplies at the Temple Pharmacy he was introduced to Dr. E. H. McCleery, who…

Date: February 20, 1962

This excerpt describes the "Chico Wolf" which was killed by a vehicle near Yellowstone National Park (and near Jack Lynch's wolf preserve) in 1988. It was suspected that the wolf had escaped from Jack's preserve, but Jack denied this, and the wolf did not have any of the identification tattoos…

Date: 2008

This photograph depicts a sign advertising the lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The sign reads "Worlds Only Lobo Wolves East of Kane on U.S. 6."

Date: August 30, 2013

This article reports that Max Schmeling, heavyweight champion of the world, and his manager Joe Jacobs have expressed interest in visiting the McCleery wolf pack. Partial text of the article is quoted below.

Date: June 1, 1931

This photograph depicts a woman, man, and child in front of a wolf pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The man appears to be holding a camera. Three signs hang on the fence - "No Smoking Please," "Please Don't Tease the Wolves," and a partially…

Date: 1947

This photograph depicts an unidentified woman (who appears to be wearing glasses and a wedding ring) in a pen holding a wolf pup on what appears to be one of the birthing dens. Two other people are visible outside of the pen. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the…

Date: 1925

This photograph depicts what appears to be two wolves mating at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A sign which reads "No Smoking Please" hangs on the fence.

Date: 1947

This article reports that in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, packs of wolves have recently killed four people (two wood-choppers and an eloping couple) and many cattle. Partial text of the article is quoted below.

Date: April 11, 1931

This photograph depicts several wolves in several pens at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. One of the wolves is lying on a metal "den." A water bucket is also visible.

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

Date: Between 1929 and 1972

This photograph depicts several wolves in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. The pen includes several boxes including the "birthing boxes" pups were born in. This photograph is included in the photo album of Ruth A. Jones.

This photograph was…

Date: Probably between 1921 and 1925

This article describes Dr. E. H. McCleery’s relationship with his wolves, the diet of his wolves, how his wolf pups are raised, and how his wolves behave towards McCleery’s chickens and ducks. The article also describes the maternal behavior of female wolves and the relative intelligence of wolves.…

Date: June 5, 1927

This photograph depicts a wolf staring through the fence of a pen at Jack Lynch's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Another wolf can be seen in the distance.

Date: July 1963

This photograph depicts two wolves in a pen at the lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA.

Judging by the fact that this photograph is in color, I believe it was probably taken in the 1960s or early 1970s.

Date: Probably between 1960 and 1972

This photograph depicts two wolves in a pen at the lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Additional wolves are visible in a neighboring pen.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location) and 1972 (when Jack…

Date: Between 1929 and 1972

This photograph depicts a wolf and its metal "den" at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Another wolf is visible in a neighboring pen. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones appear in other photos.

This…

Date: Between 1929 and 1962

This photograph depicts several three wolves wolves in the pens at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones appear in other photos.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when…

Date: Between 1929 and 1962

This hand-colored photograph depicts at least five wolves at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. Two birthing boxes (painted red) are visible. This photograph was donated to the Kane Historic Preservation Society by Audrey Towns.

This photograph was taken…

Date: Between 1921 and 1929

This article appears in the sensational tabloid the Weekly World News. It profiles Jack Lynch (57 years old), who owns a 250-acre preserve in Emigrant, MT for his buffalo wolves. The wolves are reported to weigh up to 200 pounds each. Lynch raises cattle to feed them, and spends an additional $552…

Date: March 30, 1982

This film depicts two wolves eating and a young mountain lion being started at the lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA.

Date: Probably the 1960s

This is an early version of the leaflet which was distributed to visitors at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf park. It describes lobo wolves in general and their history and physical characteristics. The leaflet was updated from time to time, so different versions are included in this archive - this page…

Date: Probably between 1930 and 1933, although the Rauner Special Collections Library finding aid lists it as "c. 1936"