Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13261665324 Print

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art in Black, size L. This 16 x 20 historic print depicts the Minister of Ways and Communications and his staff in St. Petersburg. SKU sku-13261665324; UPC 464214259386. The company reproduces historical maps, photographs and prints from Library of Congress archives.

Founded in 2001, it says it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproductions. 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, invented in 1796, made inexpensive mass production of prints possible.

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

The range also includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. These retro-style prints can be displayed at home or work or given as gifts.