From the Den of the Great Custer Wolf [Photograph]

Description

This photograph depicts two wolves (presumably offspring of the famous outlaw wolf named "The Custer Wolf") at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The cropped version of this photograph is an AZO undivided postcard. The caption on the front of the card reads, "From the Den of the Great Custer Wolf ©." The back of the card reads, "Copyrighted by THE NICOLAS STUDIO, KANE, PA."

This photograph was featured in the Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA) on February 21, 1932 which also attributed the photograph to A. A. Nicolas.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location) and 1932 (when it was featured in the Public Ledger).

Contributor

The postcard version of this item is from the personal collection of Kirsten Canfield.

Creator

Date

Between 1929 and 1932

Access

This photograph is owned by the Kane Historic Preservation Society.