Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13234859036 Print

Snapshots of the Past sku-13234859036 is Black Wall Art in size L, UPC 465243010504. The 16 x 20 historic reproduction print is titled Arthur Cragin J.M Steinacher. The company reproduces historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its buyers have included 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. Lithography was invented in 1796, allowing inexpensive mass production of prints.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; it laid the groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections about American cultural history.