The Projector

Amusements & Useful Devices from K. A. Wisniewski

Before the Living Room: The Common Room in Colonial and Early American Homes

Recent conversations about the “death of the living room” tend to frame the space as a modern luxury—something invented, popularized, and now potentially lost under pressure from housing costs and … Continue reading

December 9, 2025 · Leave a comment

Student Projects from Spring ’17, Part 2

This is Part 2 of the series on student projects from this past semester.  The last post featured videos of place-based historical studies.  This post shares some images from a … Continue reading

August 1, 2017 · Leave a comment

Bollman’s Bridge

In my last post, I noted my rediscovery of photos and files of my short-lived journal The Bridge . . . Speaking of bridges (literally): my favorite . . . … Continue reading

October 24, 2014 · Leave a comment