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This is a silent Fox Movietone News reel which depicts Dr. McCleery standing in front of the wolf park entrance and then walking in the fenced-in runway between the wolf pens as the wolves fight through the wire of the pens. Visitors to the wolf park can be seen outside of the pens.

This film is…

Date: Early 1930s

This article reports that Earl Coulter is erecting signs advertising the new McCleery Wolf Pack near Coatesville, PA. The signs will be put up in Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Western New Jersey. The article describes the signs - one of which depicts Little Red Riding Hood's encounter with the…

Date: May 3, 1930

This color linen postcard is an illustration depicting five wolves at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA, among trees and metal "dens." The caption reads "The McCleery Wolf Pack at Kane, Pa." The artwork is signed "M. C. MacEwen '31" and the code 3A357…

Date: 1931

This article, which appears in the "Interesting Pictures of Interesting People" section, profiles Dr. E. H. McCleery and describes his hobby of keeping a wolf pack. At the age of 12 he wanted a wolf, but his father objected. Later in 1921, after becoming a leading physician in Kane, he obtained his…

Date: February 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 photograph depicts two wolves in a pen behind their steel "den" at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Additional wolves can be seen in neighboring pens.

Date: October 12, 1931

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.

Date: October 12, 1931

This photograph depicts a wolf in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. A visitor's hand (holding an item) is visible by the fence.

Date: October 12, 1931

This photograph depicts a wolf standing on a metal "den" at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Five other wolves are visible. The caption reads, "A Future Leader - ©." I believe this photo was taken by A. A. Nicolas due to the caption style and…

Date: Between 1929 and 1949

This photograph depicts a wolf standing on a metal "den" at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Three other wolves are visible. This is a postcard. The caption on the front of the card reads, "Brothers in Captivity - ©." I believe this photo was taken by…

Date: Between 1929 and 1949

This photograph depicts a young wolf at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. This is a postcard. I believe this photo was taken by A. A. Nicolas due to the caption style and handwritten copyright symbol.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr.…

Date: Between 1929 and 1949

This photograph depicts two wolves (presumably offspring of the famous outlaw wolf named "The Custer Wolf") in a pen at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA (although little of this pen is visible, another photo which is clearly from the Route 6 location…

Date: Between 1929 and 1949

This book by Volney F. Dunbar, who was an employee at Dr. E. H. McCleery's wolf farm, answers questions from visitors and was written with permission from Dr. McCleery.

The book addresses the care of the wolves, their history, their habits, details of how the park is run, and provides anecdotes…

Date: 1932

This advertisement for "The McCleery Wolf Exhibit" is printed on a page devoted to the upcoming football game of the Kane High Wolves versus the Johnsonburg Johnnies. It lists the admission price of 15 cents for children (aged 10 and under) and 25 cents for everyone else, and includes a photo of…

Date: October 8, 1932

This color linen postcard depicts four wolves in pens at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. The caption on the front of the card reads "Only Lobo Wolves in the World, on Roosevelt Highway between Mt. Jewett and Kane, Pa." The caption on the back of the…

Date: Between 1929 and 1938

This photograph depicts the wolf Idaho (sometimes called "Old Idaho"), whom Dr. McCleery acquired previous to May 1931 and who was alive at least until December 1933.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when Dr. McCleery moved the wolf park to the Route 6 location) and 1949 (when A. A.…

Date: Probably the 1930s

This photograph depicts several three wolves wolves in the pens at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones appear in other photos.

This photograph was taken between 1929 (when…

Date: Between 1929 and 1962

This photograph depicts a wolf and its metal "den" at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. Another wolf is visible in a neighboring pen. This photo appears to be part of a series in which Dr. McCleery and Earl Jones appear in other photos.

This…

Date: Between 1929 and 1962

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 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