Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13274014530 Detroit

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art listing sku-13274014530, UPC 468659000534, is a Black, size L historic print titled Making automobile tops, Detroit, Mich. It measures 16" x 20". The company reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives using archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

Founded in 2001, it says 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, as well as tens of thousands of internet customers; it was selected as a vendor for the 2008 White House redecoration project. 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 groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural heritage. The company's prints include historical subjects such as holiday posters and early aerial city views and can be displayed at home or at work or given as gifts.