Snapshots of the Past 1913 Wall Art L sku-5319556416

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art is a framed reproduction of a 1913 St. Petersburg, FL street-scene photo, measuring 36-3/8" x 8-3/8". Listed in Black, size L, as SKU sku-5319556416, UPC 467448639016. The company restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives for home decor.

Founded in 2001, it says it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproductions. Its buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers and tens of thousands of internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography was invented in 1796, enabling inexpensive mass production of prints.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989; it laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural heritage. The company uses fine-art and archival paper and pigmented inks for prints intended to last for generations.

Its range also includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, offered for display in homes, studies and workplaces or as gifts.