Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13274609977 Print

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print is listed in Black, size L, and measures 16 x 20 inches. Its image is titled “Women making shoes(?) in factory in late 19th century” and is credited to F.P. Burke of Chicago. SKU: sku-13274609977. UPC: 469682130137. Snapshots of the Past makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints restored from the Library of Congress archives.

Founded in 2001, it says 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, along with tens of thousands of internet customers. The company was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project of 2008.

Lithography, a technique that enabled inexpensive mass production of prints, was invented in 1796. 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 focused on American cultural history.

Snapshots of the Past uses archival paper and pigmented inks for its reproduction prints. Its range includes holiday posters and early aerial views of cities such as Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.