Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L Print sku-13277353840

Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art, size L, is a 16" x 20" reproduction of an official OWI photo by Hollem showing giant transport ships nearing completion on the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Its SKU is sku-13277353840 and its UPC is 461077446083.

The company restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives and makes reproductions using archival paper and pigmented inks. Founded in 2001, it describes itself as the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproduction prints.

Its buyers have included over 200 bookstores and other retailers, as well as 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.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; the National Digital Library Program followed in 1995 to digitize selected collections concerning American cultural history. The company's range includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.

The prints can be displayed at home or at work or given as gifts.