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This photograph depicts Robert B. Jones (superintendent of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park while it was located within the town limits of Kane, PA) and his wife Margaret Jones. They were the parents of Earl C. Jones (a keeper at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park).
Date: 1940

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This photograph depicts Robert B. Jones, husband of Margaret Jones, father of Earl C. Jones, and the superintendent of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park while it was located within the town limits of Kane, PA. He is holding a baby and a pipe, and is standing near what might have been an outside wall of…
Date: Probably the 1910s or 1920s

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This photograph depicts Robert B. Jones in a pen holding a wolf pup on what appears to be one of the birthing dens. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. Ruth Heeter, daughter of Margaret Jones and granddaughter of Robert B. Jones,…
Date: 1925

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery with two of his wolves named Romulus and Remus at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The uncropped version of this photograph is a postcard. The caption on the front of the card reads, "Romulus and Remus © Nicolas…
Date: Between 1929 and 1949

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This photograph depicts Ron Moyer (then 10 years old) sitting on a dead mountain lion from Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The mountain lion escaped from the park in February 1946 and killed Claude Mollander Jr.'s dog. The mountain lion was…
Date: February 14, 1946

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This photograph depicts Ron Moyer (then 10 years old) standing with his arm on a dead mountain lion from Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The mountain lion escaped from the park in February 1946 and killed Claude Mollander Jr.'s dog. The mountain lion…
Date: February 14, 1946

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This is a color photo (126 size Instamatic) of Ron Stafford as a 12-year-old boy standing by a wolf-shaped sign that reads "LOBO WOLVES." The photo was taken in 1971 by Ron's mother.
Date: August 1971

The main topic of this afternoon's meeting of the Roosevelt Highway Association will be the extension of the highway as far west as Denver. Dr. E. H. McCleery will attend the meeting, which will be held in Wellsboro, PA. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted…
Date: May 8, 1931

This article describes a meeting of the Roosevelt Highway Association (held in Wellsboro, PA) attended by Dr. E. H. McCleery. The main topics discussed at the meeting included a shortcut eliminating Erie, the westward extension of Route 6 to Chicago and Denver, and the distribution of this year's…
Date: May 9, 1931

Rose V. Carroll was employed at the wolf park as Dr. E. H. McCleery's personal secretary.
Birth Date: March 14, 1897
Death Date: March 1974

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The 1940 Census describes Rose V. Carroll as female, white, 42 years old, and born in Pennsylvania. She lives on Route 6 in a house worth $2,000 which she owns, and she has been living there since at least April 1, 1935. She is single and the only person in her household. Her highest level of…
Date: May 15, 1940

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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…

In the past month, three sightings of an alleged pack of wolves have been reported. Those reporting the sightings express certainty that these are wolves and not dogs. Dr. McCleery claims that none of his wolves has ever made a permanent escape. This article mentions Dr. McCleery's wolf parks near…
Date: January 27, 1931

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This photograph depicts Ruth Jones in a chair by the fence at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. The photo is labeled 1925. This photograph is included in the photo album of Ruth A. Jones.
Date: 1925

This article describes Jack Lynch, his partner Mary Wheeler, and their work with wolves. At the time of writing, Lynch had 125 wolves representing six subspecies (72 of which are buffalo wolves). It reports that the buffalo wolves can reach up to 200 pounds and seven feet in length. Lynch has…
Date: December 13, 1979

This article, written for children, profiles Jack Lynch who cares for a pack of 80 of the last of the lobo (or buffalo) wolves, which are larger than most wolves. Lynch first read about the wolves in 1961 and purchased them from the aging Dr. E. H. McCleery who had saved the original 25 lobo wolves…
Date: April 1980

This article lists the names of local students who have earned places on the Honor Roll and Credit List. Helen McCleery (a third grader at Central School whose teacher is Miss Quay) earned a place on the Credit List. Partial text of the article is quoted below.
Date: November 9, 1931

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

This article reports that since the recent American Magazine article about Dr. McCleery and his wolves, Dr. McCleery has received lots of fan mail, mostly from people interested in purchasing wolf pups. This article quotes a letter written to Dr. McCleery by a little girl from New Jersey. Partial…
Date: February 24, 1931

This article reports that the Kane Chamber of Commerce is launching a campaign to promote Kane's value as a tourist destination. The McCleery wolf park is mentioned as a local place of interest. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: May 6, 1931