Snapshots of the Past Historic Wall Art L sku-13243064217

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print showing the launching of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania at Newport News, VA, with Miss E. Kolb as sponsor. This Black, size L reproduction measures 16" x 20". The company restores historical maps, photographs and prints from Library of Congress archives and makes reproductions using archival paper and pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, it says it was the first to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality 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 White House redecoration project in 2008.

Lithography, a technique that enabled inexpensive mass production of prints, was invented in 1796. The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project in 1989; that project laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural heritage.

The seller also offers vintage Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco as decor or gifts. SKU: sku-13243064217. UPC: 463804867031.