Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art L sku-13283068267

Snapshots of the Past Black Wall Art in size L, SKU sku-13283068267, UPC 468692973116. This 16 x 20 inch historic print shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of Professor Leopold Gmelin facing left, credited to Atelier Elvira. The company makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints from the 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 customers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, along with tens of thousands of online buyers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008.

Lithography was invented in 1796 and helped make inexpensive, mass-produced prints possible. In 1989, the Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot project; the National Digital Library Program followed in 1995 to digitize selected collections documenting American cultural heritage. The reproductions use fine-art and archival paper with pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

The range includes holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco for display at home or work or as gifts.