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  • Tags: McCleery's Wolves - Pups

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery holding a food bucket, about to feed the four wolf pups crowding around him. A birthing box is visible in the distance. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. I believe this photo was taken by A. A.…
Date: Between 1921 and 1928

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery standing and holding out his hand (possible holding food) above four wolf pups crowding around him. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. I believe this photo was taken by A. A. Nicolas due to the…
Date: Between 1921 and 1928

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery crouching down and holding out his hand (possible holding food) above four wolf pups crowding around him. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. I believe this photo was taken by A. A. Nicolas due to the…
Date: Between 1921 and 1928

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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 an unidentified woman (who appears to be wearing glasses and a wedding ring) in a pen holding a wolf pup on what appears to be one of the birthing dens. Two other people are visible outside of the pen. This photo was taken at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the…
Date: 1925

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

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery holding two wolf pups at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park.

This photograph was taken between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery obtained his first wolf) and 1949 (when dated material shows Dr. McCleery looking much older).
Date: Between 1921 and 1949

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery holding two wolf pups, which appear to be touching noses, at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park.

This photograph was taken between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery obtained his first wolf) and 1949 (when dated material shows Dr. McCleery looking much older).
Date: Between 1921 and 1949

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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

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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

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This photograph depicts at least eleven wolf pups crowded around a dish at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. The uncropped version of this item is an AZO undivided postcard and the back has writing which indicates that the photograph was either taken or used…
Date: Between 1921 and 1929

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery sitting in a pen with at least eight wolf pups at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. This photograph is included in the February 1931 issue of the American Magazine where it is attributed to A. A. Nicolas and where the wolf…
Date: Between 1921 and 1929

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This photograph depicts Dr. McCleery holding two wolf pups at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park.

This photograph was taken between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery obtained his first wolf) and 1949 (when dated material shows Dr. McCleery looking much older).
Date: Between 1921 and 1949

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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

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This photograph depicts two wolf pups at the entrance of a den made of large rocks and metal poles at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park. I believe this photo was taken by A. A. Nicolas due to the caption style and handwritten copyright symbol.

This photograph was taken between 1921 (when Dr. McCleery…
Date: Between 1921 and 1939

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 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

Carolyn-Hedlund-The Wolf- A Man's Hobby by Volney F. Dunbar.pdf
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 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 describes Dr. McCleery's pack of the last of the lobo wolves, of which he usually maintains about 60. An anecdote is given of Dr. McCleery's interaction with wolves about 30 years previous. He was traveling the West and observed a pair of wolf pups devour animal bones without…
Date: August 1939