Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13636863648 Black

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art in Black, size L, is a 16" x 20" reproduction of a historic print showing the Excess Profits Advisory Board. In the first row, from left to right, are Hon. C. Hull, Daniel C. Roper and T.S. Adams. The second row shows E.T. Meredith, Wallace D. Simmimns, Stuart W. Crammer and J.E. Sterrett. SKU sku-13636863648; UPC 467256723693.

The company restores maps, photographs and prints from Library of Congress archives. Founded in 2001, it says it was the first to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its customers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, as well as tens of thousands of online buyers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008.

Lithography, invented in 1796, made inexpensive mass-produced prints possible. The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989; that project laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections on American cultural history.

These reproductions use fine-art archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations. The collection includes holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco for display at home or work, or as gifts.