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This photograph depicts five wolf pups at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA.

This postcard was published between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery obtained his first wolf) and 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location).

Date: Between 1921 and 1929

This photograph depicts five wolf pups around a dish at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA.

This postcard was published between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery obtained his first wolf) and 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location).

Date: Between 1921 and 1929

This photograph depicts four unidentified people (two men and two women) and Hilda Jones (the young girl sitting on the ground) - standing in front of the Jones' house in Kane, PA. It is not necessarily relevant to Dr. McCleery's wolf park, but was scanned alongside other images. This photograph is…

Date: 1925

This photograph depicts five men (from left to right: Jim Farnsworth, Loot Farnsworth, Charles Stacy, Alf Farnsworth, and Cliff Moyer) with 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…

Date: February 14, 1946

This article reports that five arctic wolf pups were born at the McCleery wolf park on April 3. The mother killed one of the pups but allowed the other four to live. These four pups are expected to survive, and constitute the first litter of white arctic wolves to survive in captivity. Partial text…

Date: May 1, 1931

This article describes a new Chamber of Commerce booklet being used to promote Kane as a year-round health resort. Dr. E. H. McCleery served on the approval committee for the booklet, and his wolf park is featured in the booklet alongside other local attractions. Partial text of the article is…

Date: June 30, 1931

This article reports that three litters of wolf pups have been born at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf farm and six more litters are expected. Last year 38 pups were born at the park, though only seven remain. Four pups is the average litter size, and the birthing period lasts from mid-March to mid-April.…

Date: May 6, 1939

This article reports that the famous wolf pack owned by Dr. E. H. McCleery - now containing almost 100 wolves - has been divided. Twenty-five of the wolves have been moved to a park at Gap, PA, near Coatesville. Only adult wolves will be kept at the Gap park because Kane has a better climate for…

Date: May 3, 1930

This article reports that Dr. E. H. McCleery has sold his wolf pack to Jack and Marjorie Lynch. The Lynches became interested in the wolves a little over a year ago through magazines and first visited the park during a 1960 Thanksgiving vacation trip. Dr. McCleery chose them over many other…

Date: February 5, 1962

This photograph depicts Elmer Jones with a dog. This photograph is included in the photo album of Ruth A. Jones.

Date: 1917

This article describes the goings-on of the Kane Study club. At the most recent Saturday afternoon meeting, Mrs. E. H. McCleery reviewed the book "Columbus Came Late" by Gregory Mason.

Date: January 23, 1933

This photograph depicts six women, two men, and three younger girls (one of which is holding a dog) in front of the Jones' house in Kane, PA. The third woman standing from the left is Margaret Jones and the third person standing from the right is her husband Robert B. Jones (then-superintendent at…

Date: 1925

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

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

This article profiles Jack Lynch (65 years old) and his wife Mary (57 years old) and their work with wolves, of which they currently own 85. Most of them are buffalo wolves, of which Lynch has nurtured three generations over the past 27 years. The Lynches also have nine dogs, nine cats, eight goats,…

Date: June 27, 1988

This is a silent color 8mm film of Dr. McCleery's lobo wolves and mountain lions at the wolf park along Route 6 between Kane and Mt. Jewett, PA in 1948. A coyote can also be seen briefly in the cage next to the mountain lion. The film shows several adult wolves pacing and interacting in the snow.

Date: 1948

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

This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery standing with two of his wolves - one of which is yawning - at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. This is a divided Defender postcard.

This postcard was published between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery obtained his first wolf)…

Date: Between 1921 and 1929

This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery in a pen with two of his wolves, one of which is standing on its hind legs. More wolves can be seen in neighboring pens. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA.

This negative was one of four donated to…

Date: 1925

This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery in a pen with two of his wolves, both of which are standing on their hind legs, and one of which is licking Dr. McCleery's face. More wolves can be seen in neighboring pens. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of…

Date: 1925