Snapshots of the Past Wall Art Print L sku-13268069171

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art, size L, in Black: a 16" x 20" historic print of raisin drying racks in a vineyard at Fresno, California. SKU sku-13268069171; UPC 465246373262. The company, founded in 2001, restores reproductions from Library of Congress archives and says it was the first to offer those images as fine-art prints.

Its buyers have included over 200 bookstores and other retailers, along with internet customers; it was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. The prints use archival paper and pigmented inks. The listing also describes historical maps, photographs and posters, including holiday posters and early aerial city views. Lithography was invented in 1796.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989; the National Digital Library Program followed in 1995 to digitize selected collections concerning American cultural history.