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A memory submitted by Carolyn (Myers) Kraintz regarding her visit to the lobo wolves.
Date: February 14, 2014

This article reports that Bert Nelson, animal trainer for the Hagenbeck-Wallace and Forepaugh-Sells circuses, visited Dr. E. H. McCleery with the intention of purchasing a lobo wolf. Dr. McCleery informed him that as of 1928, his wolves his wolves are no longer for sale. He used to sell wolf pups to…
Date: June 13, 1935

This article describes veterinarian Jack Thornton's experience in 1976 working for Jack Lynch, owner of the wolf preserve in Gardiner, WA. Two of Lynch's wolves got into a fight, leaving one of his favorite wolves with a lacerated scrotum. Lynch administered the anesthetic to the wolf and…
Date: June 17, 2009

This article describes Dr. McCleery's pack of the last of the lobo wolves, of which he usually maintains about 60. An anecdote is given of Dr. McCleery's interaction with wolves about 30 years previous. He was traveling the West and observed a pair of wolf pups devour animal bones without…
Date: August 1939

A memory submitted by Dr. Jack Thornton, a retired veterinarian and former owner of Blue Mountain Animal Clinic in Port Angeles, WA regarding his experiences volunteering his veterinary services for Jack Lynch in Gardiner, WA. The initial interview was conducted by Kirsten Canfield over the phone.…
Date: March 4, 2014

A memory submitted by Donna Close Murray regarding her visit to the wolf park in the 1950s and her writing of a screenplay called "The Doctor's Wolves."
Date: March 22, 2014

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This was one of the wolf pen gates at Dr. McCleery's wolf park along Route 6, five miles east of Kane, PA. This particular gate was located at the main north entrance to the wolf pens, and lead into the central corridor which provided access to all of the wolf pens. The chipped paint suggests that…

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This photograph depicts two wolves in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A few more wolves can be seen in the background. The photo also depicts the wolf pen gate door, wire laid on the ground at the bottom of the fence, a tree stump, and a…
Date: Between 1929 and 1941

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This is a silent 8mm film of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolves filmed by John and Virginia Darnley who lived in Heidelberg, PA. The film shows several of the wolves in their pens howling, pacing, and scratching. The year range 1941-1942 was written on the film reel.
Date: Between 1941 and 1942

A memory submitted by Mickey Karns regarding his visits to the wolf park in the 1960s and 1970s, helping feed the wolves with Pup Smith who worked for Jack Lynch, and "Kim" the mascot of the Kane football team.
Date: April 18, 2014

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This card advertises Dr. E. H. McCleery's secondary wolf park between Coatesville and Gap, Pennsylvania, along the Lincoln Highway. The front of the card states that the pack contains 25 giant wolves and has been shown in all parts of the world by picture news reels, and the back of the card…
Date: 1930

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This photograph depicts a man with a cigarette in his mouth holding a dead wolf (one of the wolves from Dr. McCleery's wolf park between Gap and Coatesville, Pennsylvania after its closure), with a bottle of whiskey and a gun propped up against the wolf.
Date: 1931

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This photograph depicts a man with a dead wolf (one of the wolves from Dr. McCleery's wolf park between Gap and Coatesville, Pennsylvania after its closure) slung over his shoulders. The man's hat is on the ground.
Date: 1931

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This photograph depicts three men with a dead wolf (one of the wolves from Dr. McCleery's wolf park between Gap and Coatesville, Pennsylvania after its closure), a bottle of whiskey, and a gun. The man on the left holding the gun is George Stern, one of the keepers at the wolf park. The man in the…
Date: 1931

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This photograph depicts the stonework and entrance to Dr. McCleery's wolf park between Gap and Coatesville, Pennsylvania. A stone archway, ticket booth, and turnstile are visible, as well as fencing, a barrel, and what looks like a ladder. The park looks fairly new and well-kept in this photograph,…
Date: Probably 1930

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This photograph depicts a wolf in a pen at the lobo wolf park along Route 6 near Kane, Pennsylvania.
Date: November 1964

This article describes how much more magnificent the lobo wolves of Kane are compared to dogs passed as wolves in the movies and on TV, and describes a few of the wolves' individual habits. It reports that Jack Lynch plans to move the wolves to the west coast next month but plans to retain the…
Date: January 19, 1972

This book contains letters, documents, and writings pertaining to Dr. McCleery and Jack Lynch's work with lobo wolves. Most of the letters were written to either Dr. McCleery or Jack Lynch by other people. Also included are a copy of Dr. McCleery's book "The Lone Killer," his leaflet "The Only Lobo…
Date: 1977

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This photograph depicts two wolves at Jack Lynch's "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. Although this photograph does not have a date on it, it seems to be in the same series as several other photographs with a development date of January 1975. One of those photographs has "June 1974" written…
Date: June 1974

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This photograph depicts at least seven wolves and Jack Lynch at his "Loboland USA" wolf park in Gardiner, WA. This photograph has "June 1974" written on the back, so I assume it was taken in June 1974 and developed in January 1975.
Date: June 1974