Snapshots of the Past Wall Art, L, sku-13223473034

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art in Black, size L, depicts Johnsons mill on the Appomattox River near Petersburg, Virginia. The historic print measures 16" x 20". SKU: sku-13223473034. UPC: 464275350183. The company restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives as reproductions.

Founded in 2001, it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproduction prints. Its customers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, along with tens of thousands of online buyers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, made inexpensive mass-produced prints possible.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; that project laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections focused on American cultural history. The reproductions use fine-art archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

The range also includes old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco for display at home or work, or as gifts.