Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art L sku-5229894287

Snapshots of the Past offers this Black, size L Wall Art listing as sku-5229894287, UPC 466289283648. The framed print shows Niagara Falls from International Bridge, N.Y., and measures 17-7/8" x 21-7/8". The company makes reproductions of historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks.

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 the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, a method used to mass-produce 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 about American cultural history. The company's range also includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.