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title: Book Pulls the Lid Off Canned Food’s History
date: 2022-01-31T18:08:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/book-pulls-the-lid-off-canned-foods-history"
section: Articles
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# Book Pulls the Lid Off Canned Food’s History

*January 31, 2022* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/authors/karen-shih-09)


- *Photos courtesy of Donald Linebaugh*

> Cupboard Staple’s Impact Goes Beyond the Dinner Table

*Feature Artworkand Thumbnail 31*

*Historic canning photo*




**Issue:** [Winter 2022](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/winter-2022)


**Types:** [Explorations](https://terp.umd.edu/category/explorations)