Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13298412289 Print

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print shows graves being strewn with garlands of flowers on Decoration Day in Manila, P.I. It measures 16" x 20", is listed as size L and Black, and has SKU sku-13298412289 and UPC 466825027798. Snapshots of the Past makes historical map, photograph and print reproductions restored from 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 buyers include over 200 bookstores and other retailers, along with tens of thousands of internet customers. The company was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008.

Lithography, invented in 1796, helped make inexpensive mass-produced prints possible. The Library of Congress launched 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 emphasizing the complex history of American cultural heritage.

The reproductions use fine-art archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last a lifetime and be passed down through 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. Retro-style posters can be displayed at home, in a study or at work, or given as gifts.