Cremation of Sam McGee 1907
Title

Cremation of Sam McGee 1907

Caption

An abnormal way of getting warm in the freezing conditions of a Canadian winter as expressed by Robert Service; It was published in 1907 in The Songs of a Sourdough (The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses). It concerns the cremation of a prospector who freezes to death in the Yukon Territory of Canada, as told by the man who cremates him.

Date

1907

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20A44_068

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