Snapshots of the Past L Framed Wall Art sku-5310867867

This Snapshots of the Past Black, size L Wall Art is a framed print of Harrisburg, PA, viewed from Fort Harlington in 1906. It measures 36-3/8 inches by 8-3/8 inches. SKU: sku-5310867867. UPC: 466499949709. The company offers reproductions of historical maps, photographs 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, as well as tens of thousands of online customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, helped make inexpensive, mass-produced poster prints possible.

A 1989 Library of Congress pilot project called American Memory laid the groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history. The reproductions use archival fine-art paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

The range includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. The prints can be displayed at home or at work or given as gifts.