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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 photograph depicts three wolves at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located along Route 6 five miles east of Kane, PA. This is a postcard. The caption on the front of the card reads, ""Curiosity" ©." The cropped version of this photograph is an AZO undivided postcard and the back reads…

Date: Between 1929 and 1949

This picture depicts Boreas, whom Dr. McCleery acquired in 1921. This photo was taken by the time the Hurri-Kane Yearbook was published in 1926, as it appears in the yearbook. I am making a guess that this photograph was taken by A. A. Nicolas based on the style.

The version of this photograph…

Date: Between 1921 and 1926

This photograph depicts a woman named Vivian and Robert Jones Jr. ("Bobbie") standing by the fence at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. A man and a wolf can be seen in the far distance in the wolf pens. This photograph is included in the photo album of…

Date: Between 1921 and 1924

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

This article reports that Jack Lynch (54 years old) started an "Adopt-a-Wolf" program to help fund care of his wolves. For $20, an adopter will get their name on a plaque on a wolf pen, receive unlimited visiting privileges, a color photo of their adopted wolf, and a brochure. Since starting the…

Date: January 11, 1978