Snapshots of the Past Wall Art Print L sku-13656457663

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art, size L in Black, is listed as sku-13656457663, UPC 468165192884. This 16" x 20" historic print shows a view of New Orleans taken from the plantation of Marigny in November 1803. It was part of a Hunter College exhibit showing the Louisiana Purchase document.

Snapshots of the Past makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives. Founded in 2001, 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, as well as tens of thousands of online customers.

The company was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, made inexpensive mass-produced 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 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural history.

The reproductions use fine-art and archival paper. Prints made with archival paper and pigmented inks can last a lifetime and be passed down. The collection also includes old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco for display at home or work or as gifts.