Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13227267051 print

Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print The Great dry dock, Newport News, Va. measures 16" x 20". The listing identifies its color as Black and size as L; SKU sku-13227267051 and UPC 464830015571. The company reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives using archival paper and pigmented inks.

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 a White House redecoration project in 2008.

The source also notes that lithography was invented in 1796, that the Library of Congress began its American Memory pilot in 1989, and that the National Digital Library Program began in 1995 to digitize selected collections on American cultural history.

The company's other subjects include old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco; the prints are offered for display at home or work and as gifts.