Snapshots of the Past Wall Art L sku-13277458399 print

This Snapshots of the Past Wall Art print shows a young man in traditional clothes beside a thatch-roofed structure in an Igorot village at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. It measures 16 x 20 inches and is listed as Black, size L (UPC 466715900156; SKU sku-13277458399).

The company makes reproductions of historical maps, photographs and prints restored from Library of Congress archives, using archival paper and pigmented inks intended to last for generations. Founded in 2001, Snapshots of the Past says it was the first company 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 internet customers. It was selected as a vendor for the White House redecoration project in 2008. Lithography was invented in 1796 and 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 old holiday posters and early aerial views of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, offered as decor or gifts.