Snapshots of the Past Black L Posters sku-13300965450

Snapshots of the Past offers this Black, size L reproduction poster of "Buck privates." at 16" x 20". Its historical maps, photos and prints are restored from Library of Congress archives for use as home decor. Founded in 2001, the company says it was the first to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality 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 the White House redecoration project of 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, helped make inexpensive mass-produced posters possible.

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 and digitizes selected collections about American cultural heritage. The company uses archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

Its range includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco for display at home or at work or as gifts. Listed under Posters; SKU sku-13300965450; UPC 465044587816.