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McCleery's Lobo and White Arctic Wolves - Kane, Pennsylvania - Wolf Lying Down [Postcard]
This photograph depicts a wolf lying down at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. This is a postcard. The caption on the front of the card reads, "McCleery's Lobo and White Arctic Wolves - Kane, Pennsylvania." The back of the card reads, "Genuine Photo by…
Date: Between 1921 and 1929
McCleery's Lobo and White Arctic Wolves - Kane, Pennsylvania - Wolf Lying Down in Color [Postcard]
This color linen postcard is a colored version of a photograph which depicts a wolf lying down at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park. The background of the original photograph was cut out and replaced with an illustration of trees. The caption on the front of the card reads "McCleery's Lobo and White…
Date: The original photo was taken between 1921 and 1929. The colored version was made between 1921 and 1962.
Memory by Carolyn (Myers) Kraintz
A memory submitted by Carolyn (Myers) Kraintz regarding her visit to the lobo wolves.
Date: February 14, 2014
Memory by Donna Close Murray
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
Memory by Dr. Elliott Dushkin
A memory submitted by Elliott Dushkin about his and his wife's (Carolyn Dushkin's) correspondence with Jack and Mary Lynch over the course of several years, starting in the late 1980s.
Date: September 29, 2015
Memory by Dr. Jack Thornton
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
Memory by John Holland
A memory submitted by John Holland who served on the board of directors at Jack Lynch's buffalo wolf preserve (located in Gardiner, WA) and volunteered at the wolf sanctuary between 1977 and 1981. He also purchased three Alaskan wolves (Canis lupus pambasileus) from Jack Lynch which he raised in an…
Date: June 25, 2014
Memory by Karen Kelley D'Anna
A memory submitted by Karen Kelley D'Anna regarding her father Fred Kelley who used to live next door to Dr. McCleery.
Date: February 10, 2014
Memory by Leora (Hoge) Duncan
A memory submitted by Leora (Hoge) Duncan, a relative (second cousin once removed) of Jack Lynch. She visited the wolf farm in August 1968 when she was 10 years old.
Date: May 5, 2014 to May 20, 2015
Memory by Mickey Karns
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
Memory by Nancy A. Avolese
A memory submitted by Nancy A. Avolese regarding her childhood visit to the wolf park in 1962, her research of Dr. McCleery, and the publishing of her book, “The Wolf Man of Kane, Pennsylvania.”
Date: December 7, 2013
Memory by Richard Sams
A memory submitted by Richard Sams, who lived in Dr. McCleery's old house along Route 6 between 1968 and 1972. He has fond memories of Rose Carroll, who lived next door.
Date: December 9, 2014
Memory by Sandra Bradybaugh Johnson
A memory submitted by Sandra Bradybaugh Johnson about visiting the lobo wolves during a class visit when she was in 6th grade.
Date: December 19, 2014
Memory by Sharon Parker
A memory submitted by Sharon Parker whose father, an airline worker, cared for one of Jack Lynch's cougar cubs at the airport while waiting for Jack Lynch to collect her. Sharon and her family subsequently visited the wolf park several times in the 1960s.
Date: December 23, 2015
Memory by Terry Taylor
A memory submitted by Terry Taylor about a family visit to see the lobo wolves in the 1950s.
Date: December 19, 2014
Mikaweba
One of Dr. McCleery's original wolves.
Birth Date: About 1920
Mildred M. Wichman Holding a Wolf Pup at the Lobo Wolf Park near Kane [Photograph]
This photograph depicts Mildred "Millie" M. (Wichman) Fitch - who was born and raised on Westwind Road in Kane, PA and worked at Dr. McCleery's wolf farm - holding a wolf pup at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA.
Date: 1941
Mildred M. Wichman, Miss McCleery, and Rose V. Carroll at the Entrance to the Lobo Wolf Park near Kane [Photograph]
This photograph depicts (from left to right) Mildred "Millie" M. (Wichman) Fitch, Miss McCleery (I am unsure if this is Mary Nourse Byham McCleery or Helen Catherine McCleery, but I believe it is probably Helen Catherine McCleery), and Rose V. Carroll, standing at the entrance to Dr. McCleery's lobo…
Date: Probably the 1940s
Modern Dairy and its Area Producers [Advertisement in Kane Republican: Special Edition]
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 Modern Dairy and its Area Producers extends good wishes to Dr. McCleery and the Lynches and acknowledges the tourism value of the…
Date: February 20, 1962
Mongrel Dog Dies To Save Coontown Lad From Mountain Lion [Article in Kane Republican: Special Edition]
This article is a reprint of the February 15, 1946 story that one of Dr. E. H. McCleery's three mountain lions escaped from the park. The lion encountered a local six-year-old boy, Claude Mollander Jr., and his pet dog who were playing in their yard. The dog attacked the lion and died in the…
Date: February 20, 1962