Snapshots of the Past Photo Wall Art L | sku-5315171403

Snapshots of the Past framed Wall Art shows a 1913 high school photo from Twin Falls, Idaho. The Black, size L print measures 36-3/8 x 8-3/8 inches; sku-5315171403, UPC 465359856966. The company reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives.

Founded in 2001, it says it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, along with tens of thousands of online customers. It was selected as a vendor for a White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, an early method of mass-producing prints, was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; the National Digital Library Program followed in 1995 to digitize selected collections concerning American cultural history. Snapshots of the Past uses fine-art and archival papers and pigmented inks for its reproductions.

Its range includes old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.