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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 Dr. McCleery with two of his wolves - one of which is standing with its paws on Dr. McCleery's shoulders - at Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park, located within the town limits of Kane, PA. A birthing den is visible in the distance. This photograph is included in Dr. McCleery's…
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 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 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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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 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

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This photograph depicts Elmer Jones with a dog. This photograph is included in the photo album of Ruth A. Jones.
Date: 1917

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 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 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