McCleary at Fort Norman

Title

McCleary at Fort Norman

Subject

'McCleary. Fort Norman Man who was so badly frozen'

Description

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 months, subsisting on just 25 pounds of flour mixed with snow.

This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

People

Miriam Green Ellis

Identifier

s002

Original Format

glass slide

Files

s002.jpg

Citation

Miriam Green Ellis, “McCleary at Fort Norman,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/247.

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