Snapshots of the Past Historic Wall Art L sku-13456463059

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print, SKU sku-13456463059 and UPC 466792531168, is listed in Black, size L. The 18" x 24" historic print depicts mortars in the Imperial Gunpowder Factory; its title also credits the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering. Snapshots of the Past reproduces historical maps, photos and prints restored from Library of Congress archives.

Founded in 2001, the company says it was the first 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. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008.

Lithography, invented in 1796, enabled inexpensive mass production of prints. The Library of Congress launched its American Memory pilot in 1989, laying the foundation for the National Digital Library Program, which began in 1995 and digitizes selected collections concerning American cultural heritage.

These reproductions use fine-art and archival paper brands; prints made with archival paper and pigmented inks are intended to last a lifetime and be passed down through generations.