Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art L sku-5233045102

This Snapshots of the Past framed Wall Art print shows blacksmiths at work at the Indian Training School in Forest Grove, Oregon, in 1882. It is Black, size L, measures 17-7/8" x 21-7/8", and is listed as sku-5233045102, UPC 468596279086.

The company reproduces historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations. Founded in 2001, it says it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproduction prints.

Its buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, as well as tens of thousands of online customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, a technique that enabled inexpensive mass production of prints, was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; the National Digital Library Program began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history. The company's collection also includes vintage posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.