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- McDonald's Fitness Fun Challenge Sports Bottle, 1992 - Before fast food restaurants began offering healthier children's meals to address the worries of childhood obesity, some kid's meal toys reflected this changing attitude. The Fitness Fun Challenge premiums, like this sports bottle, used endorsements by college and NBA basketball superstar, Michael Jordan, to promote physical fitness for kids.

- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
McDonald's Fitness Fun Challenge Sports Bottle, 1992
Before fast food restaurants began offering healthier children's meals to address the worries of childhood obesity, some kid's meal toys reflected this changing attitude. The Fitness Fun Challenge premiums, like this sports bottle, used endorsements by college and NBA basketball superstar, Michael Jordan, to promote physical fitness for kids.
- Mechanical Lantern Slide, Woman Drinking from Bottle, 1860-1900 - Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.

- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Mechanical Lantern Slide, Woman Drinking from Bottle, 1860-1900
Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.