Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L Print sku-13286816228

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print depicts Hedge Hill at 609 Fifth Street, Burlington, Des Moines County, IA. It measures 16" x 20" and is listed as Black, size L. The company restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives for reproduction on archival paper with pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, it 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, as well as tens of thousands of online customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, which enabled inexpensive mass production of prints, was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989; that project laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 to digitize selected collections focused on American cultural history. The company's range also includes old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. SKU sku-13286816228; UPC 469292246136.