Snapshots of the Past | Wall Art L | sku-13248353942

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print depicts Lt. Chas W. Wolsey with a horse at the Army of the Pot headquarters in Brandy Station, Virginia. It measures 16" x 20"; the listed color is Black and size is L (sku-13248353942; UPC 468483480298).

Snapshots of the Past makes reproductions of 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, the company was the first to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproduction prints.

Its customers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, plus tens of thousands of internet buyers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, a technique that enabled inexpensive mass production of prints, was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989, laying the groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections on American cultural heritage. Other print subjects mentioned include old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.