Snapshots of the Past L Black Wall Art sku-13272850328

Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art, size L, depicts a Mexican grocery store in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. The historic print measures 16" x 20". The company makes reproductions of historical maps, photos and prints restored from 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; it was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989, laying the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history. These reproductions use archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

The range includes old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. UPC 469998950467; SKU sku-13272850328.