Snapshots of the Past Framed Wall Art L sku-5280904026

This Newell Sanders historic framed print measures 17-7/8" x 21-7/8". It is Snapshots of the Past Wall Art in Black, size L. SKU: sku-5280904026. UPC: 465463227768. Snapshots of the Past makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives.

Founded in 2001, 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 internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for the 2008 White House redecoration project.

The company uses fine-art and archival paper; prints made with archival paper and pigmented inks are intended to last for generations. Its range includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters, and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. Such prints can be displayed at home, in a study or at work, or given as gifts.

Lithography, a printing technique that enabled inexpensive mass production of posters, was invented in 1796. The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; it laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history.