Snapshots of the Past Black L Wall Art sku-13461703236

Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art, size L, reproduces a Library of Congress image of a dead Confederate soldier in a trench at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Va., dated April 3, 1865. The title lists print 2 at 18" x 24". SKU sku-13461703236; UPC 461957792453.

Founded in 2001, Snapshots of the Past describes itself as the first company to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers and tens of thousands of online customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989; the National Digital Library Program followed in 1995 to digitize selected collections on American cultural heritage. The company describes its prints as made with archival paper and pigmented inks.