Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13273421239 Print

This 16 x 20 inch historic Paris railway print is Wall Art from Snapshots of the Past. The listing is Black, size L, sku-13273421239, UPC 462091677989. The company makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its buyers have included 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, a technique that made inexpensive mass-produced prints possible, was invented in 1796. 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.

The company's retro prints include holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.