Snapshots of the Past Wall Art Print L sku-13621069616

This Snapshots of the Past reproduction print depicts Fourth Division Marines beginning an attack from the beach at Iwo Jima on D-Day as another boatload of veterans reaches the beach. It measures 16" x 20" and is listed as Black, size L, under Wall Art. SKU: sku-13621069616; UPC: 466126110663.

The company reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations. 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 internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for a White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, enabled inexpensive mass production of prints.

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 to digitize selected collections concerning American cultural heritage. The company's other subjects include old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.

The prints are offered as decor for homes, studies and workplaces, or as gifts.