Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13235250904 Print

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print shows the Grigsby House in Centreville, Va., headquarters of Gen. Johnston, CSA, in March 1862. It measures 16 x 20 inches. The listed size is L, the color is Black, the SKU is sku-13235250904 and the UPC is 465126137052. Snapshots of the Past restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives as reproductions.

Founded in 2001, the company says it was the first to offer Library of Congress images as 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 in 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, enabled inexpensive mass production of prints.

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 focused on American cultural history. These reproductions use fine-art and archival paper; prints made with archival paper and pigmented inks are intended to last for generations.

The range also includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco for display at home or work, or as gifts.