Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L Print sku-13268169339

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print is Black, size L, and measures 16 by 20 inches. The image is a portrait of Mrs. Julian A. (Helen) Ripley and her sister, Mrs. Granville (Grace) Fortescue, seated on a train in Chicago. Snapshots of the Past reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from the Library of Congress archives.

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

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. These reproductions use archival paper and pigmented inks.

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. SKU: sku-13268169339. UPC: 466957923609.