Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L 16x20 sku-13245108900

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print of Miriam V. Hostetter (Mrs. Smith) measures 16 x 20 inches. This size L, Black item is sku-13245108900, UPC 463536856594. 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, Snapshots of the Past says it was the first company 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 internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008.

Lithography, a technique that made inexpensive mass production of prints possible, was invented in 1796. The Library of Congress launched the American Memory pilot in 1989; it laid the groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history.

The company's available subjects include old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. The prints can be displayed at home, in a study or at work, or given as gifts.