Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13300765061 Print

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art reproduces a historic print of one of the ten year old shiners in Hartford, Connecticut, dated August 25th, 1924. The print measures 16 x 20 inches; this listing is Black, size L. The company restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives and makes reproductions using archival paper and pigmented inks, which it says can last a lifetime and be passed down.

It was founded in 2001 and 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, along with tens of thousands of internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008.

The listing also describes lithography, invented in 1796, as a printing technique that enabled inexpensive mass production of posters. In 1989, the Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project; that project laid the groundwork for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections focused on American cultural heritage.

The seller suggests historic Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters, and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, for display or as gifts. SKU: sku-13300765061. UPC: 464258737024.