Snapshots of the Past Wall Art, L | sku-13472910875

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art listing sku-13472910875 is a Black, size L reproduction of [School, Montgomery County, Maryland. Front elevation], measuring 18" x 24"; UPC 469784783644. The company restores historical maps, photos and prints from Library of Congress archives for home decor.

Founded in 2001, it says it was the first to offer Library of Congress images as museum-quality fine-art reproductions. Its buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers and tens of thousands of internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008. Lithography, invented in 1796, made inexpensive mass production of prints possible.

The Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989; that project laid the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections focused on the complexity of American cultural heritage. These reproductions use archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations.