Snapshots of the Past Wall Art Print L sku-13256006857

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art, Black, size L, SKU sku-13256006857, UPC 464398588890. This historic print depicts the Allyn House in Hartford, Conn.; the listing identifies it as 2, 16" x 20". The company makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives. It uses archival paper and pigmented inks, which the seller says allow the prints to last for generations. Snapshots of the Past was founded in 2001 and says it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproduction prints. It reports buyers at over 200 bookstores and other retailers, along with tens of thousands of internet customers. The company was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, made inexpensive mass production of posters possible. In 1989, the Library of Congress began an American Memory pilot project that laid the foundation for its National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural heritage. The seller suggests displaying vintage posters and prints at home or work or giving them as gifts.