Snapshots of the Past Historic Wall Art L sku-13208666677

Snapshots of the Past offers this Black, size L Wall Art print of the Saint Louis Shot Tower at 16" x 20". UPC: 465669776664. SKU: sku-13208666677. The company reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives. Founded in 2001, it says it was the first to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints.

Its buyers include 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. The source describes lithography as invented in 1796.

A Library of Congress pilot project called American Memory began in 1989 and laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections about American cultural history. The reproductions use archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.

The range includes old Halloween, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, for display at home or work or as gifts.