Snapshots of the Past Wall Art Print L sku-13215651617

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print depicts a teacher and five boys in the Senate Pages' School, including a boy typing. The Black, size L reproduction measures 16" x 20" (sku-13215651617; UPC 468071388968). The company restores historical maps, photographs and prints from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks.

Founded in 2001, it was the first company to offer Library of Congress images as fine-art reproduction prints. Its buyers have included 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. Lithography, invented in 1796, enabled inexpensive mass production of prints.

The Library of Congress began 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 concerning American cultural heritage. The company's range also includes holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, offered as decor or gifts.