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 image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.
This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.
Creator
Miriam Green Ellis
Identifier
p049
Original Format
photographic print
Citation
Miriam Green Ellis, “McCleary at Fort Norman,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed June 21, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/446.