Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art L sku-13234650033

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print shows the Headquarters Army of the Potomac at Brandy Station in April 1864, including the camp of the Telegraph Corps. The Black print is size L and measures 16" x 20". Its SKU is sku-13234650033, and its UPC is 466738786867. Snapshots of the Past makes reproductions of historical maps, photos and prints from the Library of Congress archives.

Founded in 2001, 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. The company was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008.

Lithography, invented in 1796, helped make inexpensive mass production of poster prints possible. 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 emphasizing the complexity of American cultural heritage.

The reproductions use fine-art and archival papers from respected brands. Archival paper and pigmented inks are intended to let prints last for generations. The range includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters, early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, and other retro-style prints for homes, studies or workplaces and for gifts.