Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art L sku-13620123097

Snapshots of the Past offers this Black, size L Wall Art print of Harry and Sallie, a driver in the Maryland Coal Co. mine near Sand Lick, Grafton, W. Va. The title says the driver was afraid to be photographed because the photographer might make him go to school and describes him as probably 12 years old. The print measures 16" x 20". SKU: sku-13620123097; UPC: 468518807458.

The company reproduces historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives on archival paper with pigmented inks. Founded in 2001, it says it was the first company 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 of 2008. Lithography was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989, laying the groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 to digitize selected collections on American cultural history. The company's range also includes old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.