Browse Items (95 total)

  • Tags: The 1920s

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I believe this picture depicts the first Achilles; Dr. McCleery was fond of the name, and also had wolves named Achilles Jr., Achilles III, and Achilles IV. Several early postcards exist depicting Dr. McCleery's original wolves, and I believe this is one of them. Dr. McCleery obtained Achilles in…
Date: Between 1921 and 1926

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This postcard depicts Dr. E. H. McCleery with one of his wolves. The photo was taken in 1926 and depicts Dr. McCleery's first wolf park, which was at his home property.
Date: 1926

This article reports that Dr. E. H. McCleery has completed transportation of his wolves and that the new park on Route 6 is now occupied by the entire pack of 72 wolves. Seventeen wolf pups remain at the stone house at the West Side Park where they are being tamed.

Construction of the park is…
Date: May 11, 1929

This article reports that Dr. E. H. McCleery has sold a four-month-old wolf pup to Dr. R. Duque Strada (which may be a misspelling of Estrada) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. McCleery has sold wolves to people in England, northern Canada, and California before, but this is his first sale to South…
Date: September 12, 1928

This article describes Dr. E. H. McCleery's frustration with trying to find a new location for his wolf park. Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Asheville, NC are attempting to persuade Dr. McCleery to move his park there, but he would prefer to keep the wolves in Kane. He expresses his indignation at land…
Date: September 12, 1928

This article reports that Dr. E. H. McCleery has purchased 25 acres of land from the Kane Estate. In the early spring, he will move his wolf pack to this new location along the Roosevelt Highway, midway between Kane and Mt. Jewett, in the hopes of attracting more tourists to help fund the project.…
Date: November 3, 1928

This article describes Dr. E. H. McCleery’s relationship with his wolves, the diet of his wolves, how his wolf pups are raised, and how his wolves behave towards McCleery’s chickens and ducks. The article also describes the maternal behavior of female wolves and the relative intelligence of wolves.…
Date: June 5, 1927

A retrospective article that describes the events of five years ago (1926). One such event is Dr. McCleery's taking Dan Crossmire to Philadelphia for treatment after an auto accident. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: November 25, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of five years ago (1926). One such event is the death of Dr. McCleery's (misspelled as McCleary) wolf Montana. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: November 24, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of five years ago (1926). One such event is the death of Dr. McCleery's wolf Bruno, who had to be killed due to a back injury. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: November 12, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of ten years ago (1921). One such event is the farewell party Mrs. E. H. McCleery hosted for Mrs. George Byham. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: May 2, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of ten years ago (1921). One such event is the fate of two coyotes sold to Dr. McCleery as timber wolves. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: March 10, 1931

A retrospective article that describes the events of eleven years ago (1922). One such event is the escape of three of Dr. McCleery's wolf pups whose playful antics drew a crowd at Evergreen Park. Reports later described the escape of three vicious child-eating wolves. Partial text of the article…
Date: March 3, 1933

A retrospective article that describes the events of nine years ago (1924). One such event is the filming of the McCleery wolf pack by the Fox Film corporation. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.
Date: March 2, 1933

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This book by Dr. E. H. McCleery describes the different subspecies of wolves, the psychology of his wolves, and provides anecdotes of the pack. It completely covers the time at the Kane wolf park, and a short amount of time at the Route 6 wolf park. The poem on the last page was written by the Kane…
Date: 1929