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The body of John Torrington, after being exhumed on Beechey Island (1984). Torrington was a member of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition and was one of the first to pass, sometime in late 1845. He died of pneumonia, complicated by lead poisoning (560X550).

The body of John Torrington, after being exhumed on Beechey Island (1984). Torrington was a member of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition and was one of the first to pass, sometime in late 1845. He died of pneumonia, complicated by lead poisoning (560X550).

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