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Title
Palestine Soup
Description
  • Chicago, Illinois'
  • A large four-pound red and white cylindrical tin can with sealed top and bottom. The can labels reads: 'Palestine Soup, four pounds, Libby, McNeil & Libby
Interpretation
This four-pound can of 'Palestine Soup' was packed by Chicago's Libby, McNeil & Libby in 1884 to assist in the rescue of the Lieutenant Adolphus with Greeley Expedition, a science research team based at the North Pole. Greeley's expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, in the arctic regions, was undertaken in 1881. It was a United States Government project and its objectives were exploration, the collection of specimens, and the establishment of polar stations. After two unsuccessful attempts, ships carrying relief supplies finally reached the expedition party in 1884. Because there were only seven survivors, the remainder of the canned food was warehoused. Forty-nine years later during the Great Depression, Libby executives publicly ate some of the soup to prove that the company's canned food would remain edible over long periods of time.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Food Time Line  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 10-12 Science  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
Libby, McNeil & Libby  
Source
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Accession File #32.237  
Subject / Keywords
  • North Pole  
  • Greeley Expedition  
  • Arctic expeditions  
  • Chicago (Ill.)  
  • Canned foods  
  • Food  
Temporal Coverage
1884
Collection Publisher
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
32.237
Date Created
8-19-02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePalestine Soup
Description
  • Chicago, Illinois'
  • A large four-pound red and white cylindrical tin can with sealed top and bottom. The can labels reads: 'Palestine Soup, four pounds, Libby, McNeil & Libby
InterpretationThis four-pound can of 'Palestine Soup' was packed by Chicago's Libby, McNeil & Libby in 1884 to assist in the rescue of the Lieutenant Adolphus with Greeley Expedition, a science research team based at the North Pole. Greeley's expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, in the arctic regions, was undertaken in 1881. It was a United States Government project and its objectives were exploration, the collection of specimens, and the establishment of polar stations. After two unsuccessful attempts, ships carrying relief supplies finally reached the expedition party in 1884. Because there were only seven survivors, the remainder of the canned food was warehoused. Forty-nine years later during the Great Depression, Libby executives publicly ate some of the soup to prove that the company's canned food would remain edible over long periods of time.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Food Time Line  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 10-12 Science  
  • 16 History  
Author or CreatorLibby, McNeil & Libby  
SourceMuseum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Accession File #32.237  
Subject / Keywords
  • North Pole  
  • Greeley Expedition  
  • Arctic expeditions  
  • Chicago (Ill.)  
  • Canned foods  
  • Food  
Temporal Coverage1884
Collection PublisherMuseum of Science and Industry, Chicago
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier32.237
Date Created8-19-02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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