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This article reports that commercial rights to a wolf painting by wildlife artist Paul Bransom have been secured by Joseph R. Rollins, advertising manager of The Atlantic Refining Company. The advertisement will soon be displayed on billboards in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. The…
Date: December 4, 1933

This article reports that the 130-pound lobo wolf "Bounding Elk" broke through two layers of wire fencing separating his pen from that of two timber wolves (weighing 85 and 75 pounds) and proceeded to kill both wolves. At the time of writing, there were 27 lobo and white arctic wolves in addition to…
Date: January 31, 1934

This article continues the debate between Dr. McCleery and James Curran regarding the ferocity of wolves or lack thereof. A comparison of the size, weight, and ferocity of the various subspecies of wolves (including lobo wolves, Canadian wolves, and Alaskan wolves) is provided. At the time of…
Date: February 7, 1934

A retrospective article that recalls the fire at the Wolf Park one year ago (1933). Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: February 9, 1934

This article reports that a group of fishermen visited the McCleery wolf park; one of the men, afraid of wolves, remained by the gate. After Dr. McCleery had shown the other three men around the park, he returned to the gate to find the fourth man perched in a tree. Suspicious, Dr. McCleery inquired…
Date: May 4, 1934

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This photograph depicts the wolf Idaho (sometimes called "Old Idaho"), whom Dr. McCleery acquired previous to May 1931 and who was alive at least until December 1933.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location) and 1949 (when A. A.…
Date: Probably the 1930s

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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

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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

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This photograph depicts a wolf in the pens at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Two men - Dr. McCleery and the keeper Earl Jones - can be seen near the gate of the pen. This photograph has a yellowed newspaper strip stuck to the back.

Another…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts the keeper Earl C. Jones feeding two wolves from a large bucket at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A wolf in a neighboring pen is also visible. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery petting a wolf 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

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This photograph depicts the keeper Earl C. Jones bringing two wolves food in a large bucket at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A wolf in a neighboring pen is also visible. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery with one of his wolves, which is in a bowing position, 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…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts a wolf standing on a metal "den" and the rocks next to it at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A wolf in a neighboring pen is also visible. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones appear in…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery entering and locking a wolf pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. At least three wolves are visible in the photo.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery petting a wolf at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Three additional wolves and two metal "dens" are visible in the distance.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery in a pen with two wolves 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 Earl Jones appears in other photos. The back of this photo reads, "Dr. McCleery calls M Lobo Friends"…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts the wolf pens at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. At least three wolves and two metal "dens" are visible.

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

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This photograph depicts a wolf in the snow in a pen 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 Dr. McCleery…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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This photograph depicts a big wolf at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. At least two other wolves are visible in the distance.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location) and 1962 (when Dr.…
Date: Between 1929 and 1962