Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L | sku-13286252439

Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art, size L, SKU sku-13286252439, UPC 468646379650. This 16" x 20" historic print depicts flood-relief headquarters set up at Memphis. The company reproduces maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using fine-art archival paper and pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, it says it was the first company 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 was invented in 1796 and enabled inexpensive mass production of prints. The Library of Congress launched its American Memory pilot project in 1989; that project laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections about American cultural heritage.

The company's reproductions also include vintage holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.