Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L Print sku-13245158321

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print depicts baseball player Del Pratt of St. Louis AL. The historic print measures 16" x 20"; this listing is Black, size L, SKU sku-13245158321 and UPC 469520417512. Snapshots of the Past reproduces historical maps, photographs and prints from Library of Congress archives on archival paper with pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, the company was the first to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its buyers have included 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, 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; it laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history.

The seller also offers reproductions of vintage holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.