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A portrait of a Fort Norman man, McCleary. Originally from Pittsburg, McCleary suffered from gangrene during a particularly long, hard and isolated winter and was forced to amputate his own toes with a jackknife. He survived alone for over four…

A portrait of a Fort Norman man, McCleary. Originally from Pittsburg, McCleary suffered from gangrene during a particularly long, hard and isolated winter and was forced to amputate his own toes with a jackknife. He survived alone for over four…

Acquired in honour of Cheryl Whiskeyjack

These "real photographs" of Melrose Abbey in Scotland were issued by the Ancient Monuments Department, suggesting that the photographs were not only created as souvenirs for visitors, but that they also played a role in the documentation and…

A memoir published “to undeceive the world” by confessing the circumstances that led to the creation of a “scandalous piece of forgery."

Facing pages from a memory book gifted to a departing member of the Edmonton Women's Press Club, showing prominent member Miriam Green Ellis' contribution. It includes a formal portrait and a handwritten farewell passage. Murphy was notable not only…

Facing pages from a memory book gifted to a departing member of the Edmonton Women's Press Club, showing prominent member Miriam Green Ellis' contribution. It includes a formal portrait and a handwritten farewell passage. This book now resides in the…

Facing pages from a memory book gifted to a departing member of the Edmonton Women's Press Club, showing prominent member Nellie McClung's contribution. It includes a formal portrait and a handwritten farewell passage. McClung is notable not only as…

Artist's book in the form of a book of matches.