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The Miracle of the Can

  • 1956
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The Miracle of the Can uses skits to show the development of canning technology throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries and how that technology was a boon to American farmers, the economy, the employment rate, and housewives. This version is taken from a DVD copy and not from the original film.

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  • 1H 10M 41S
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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American Can Company. “The Miracle of the Can.” Dvds, 1956. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kar6bf6.

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