101 Ranch Wild West elephants in United States

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101 Ranch Wild West
Type	private
Place	Ponca city
Region	Oklahoma
Country	United States
Related persons
Owner

Unspecified persons
-: Osmer Herriot (other)

Zoological department
Animal trainers
-: S. B. Curley -: Jerry Grant -: Walter Boliver -: Jack Clair -: Blackie Murray

Elephant department

Elephant Trainer	1933-1934: Eddie Allen 1933-1934: Jean Allen 1928-1928: Ferris Cline 1925-1925: Ferris Cline

Record history
History of updates	2026-02-07: 2026-02-07:

Latest document update	2026-02-07 09:03:33

Description

101 Ranch Wild West elephants, private in Ponca city, United States .

Comments / picturesColonel George W. Miller founded the 101 Ranch in northern Oklahoma in 1893.

In 1903, Col. George Miller died and the ranch was taken over by his three sons Joe, Zack and George.

In 1905, Joe started the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.

Records about 101 Ranch Wild West from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
1925:
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The centerpiece of the 101 Ranch elephant act (hence the name "Ranch Babe".
"Joe", "Louie", Babe" (Ranch Babe), "Carrie" and "Jean" presented buy Whitie Cline, 1925.

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Ferris "Whitey" Cline with "Babe", "Louie", "Carrie", "Joe" and "Jean", circa 1925. "Ferris "Whitie" Cline, of the 101 Ranch Show, is pleased with the three week old baby camel that is coming along nicely.
Whitey\'s menagerie assistants are Blackie Murray, Jack Clair, S.B. Curley and Walter Bolivar."

William "Buckles" Woodcock

Joe Miller died 1927, George 1929, and In 1937, Zack found himself and the ranch sinking deeper into legal problems. He left for Texas where he died in 1952.

References for records about 101 Ranch Wild West

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2026). 101 Ranch Wild West, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=630. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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