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History of the Company(Page)
History of the Company Historian Michael J. Simpson has written an article
Information About the Collections(Page)AMERICAN MEMORY A great revolution in the history of poster prints was the development of printing techniques that allowed for inexpensive, mass production. The most notable of these, lithography,...
Bayard Rustin, Man Of Many Faces(Post)Ronald Reagan praised Bayard Rustin’s “moral courage” after the gay civil rights activist’s death in 1987. An anti-gay praising a gay black rabble-rouser who advised Martin Luther King? The 80s wer
Mark Twain on the Danube(Post)Acclaimed novelist, lecturer, humorist, journalist, and travel writer—Mark Twain (1835-1910) received a celebrity’s welcome when he arrived in Vienna in September 1897. Bookstores could not keep up
Jane Addams, George Pullman, and King Lear(Post)The career of Jane Addams (1860-1935) was bracketed by the founding of the Chicago social settlement, Hull House, in 1889, and her receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Her list of accomplishmen
About(Page)Snapshots of the Past was founded in May 2001 in Pittsburgh. The business operated as a print seller for 15 years before closing in 2016. In 2023, it re-established it's web presence again. We...
The Tractor Rumbles To Life (Post)The scene of a farmer astride a John Deere tractor, the sun beating down as he moves through rows of fields, seems a familiar part of the American landscape. But the iconic and seemingly ubiquit
“A Span, A Cry, An Ecstasy"(Post)If the Brooklyn Bridge were nothing more than an engineering marvel, that would have been enough to insure its place in the pantheon of great American civic enterprises. It was more than the sum of
It Came From Above: A Visual History of Astronomy(Post)By Leah Dearborn When NASA's New Horizons probe hurtled past Pluto in 2015, it provided hundreds of new images of the far corners of the solar system. Artists, however, have been creating detailed
Baseball's Bloomer Girls(Post)You have probably seen the movie “A League of their Own” starring Madonna and Geena Davis. Women’s baseball teams, belonging to the All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGBL) brought the game back
Ye Ghost Ship(Post)An hour before sunset, after a stormy June day, in the year 1648, a crowd of colonists from the very new town of New Haven stood at the shore to watch a ship sail into harbor. While many had
Backyard Chickens, Then And Now(Post)To trace the roots of the current explosion in chicken keeping, you would probably want to consider the influence of Martha Stewart, who trumpeted the appeal of the blue-green eggs produced by her
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Snapshots of the PastAntique Architecture - Chicago - Filling skins, sausage department
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Filling skins, sausage department, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, U.S.A is now available for your home or office. The Library...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - Boston - and Bunker Hill (from the east).W.H
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Boston and Bunker Hill (from the east).W.H. Bartlett ; C. Cousen is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Portrait - Japan's Emperor Hirohito on horseback, saluting
This rare historical print captures Japan's Emperor Hirohito on horseback, saluting, facing left, with Japanese officers also on horseback, reviewing troops in northern China, at Yoyogi parade ground...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - New York City - New York et Brooklyn
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of New York et Brooklyn. Vue prise au dessus de la batterie.dessiné par Simpson ; lith. par Th. Muller. Sourced from the United States Library of...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Photo Print - Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from Louisiana
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from Louisiana. Also exhibiting instruments of torture used to punish slaves. The Library holds one of the...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - The Monitor.H. Sandham - Historic Wall Art Gift
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts The Monitor.H. Sandham. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Stereoview - Yosemite - Above the clouds on Eagle Peak Valley
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Above the clouds on Eagle Peak Yosemite Valley California U.S.A is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Architecture - Death Valley Junction, California - Skidoo Mine
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Skidoo Mine, Park Route 38 (Skidoo Road), Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA - 38. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Architecture - Boston - Chavanne's Muses welcoming the genius
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Chavanne's Muses welcoming the genius of enlightenment, Boston Library is now available for your home or office. The Library has...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Street Photo - New Orleans - Rampart Street
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Rampart Street, New Orleans is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this image as part of its permanent...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Architecture - Three women working at Main Reading Room card
This rare historical print captures Three women working at Main Reading Room card catalog in the Library of Congress.Harris & Ewing. Classic in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Military - Battle of the Brandywine.F.C. Yohn
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Battle of the Brandywine.F.C. Yohn ; drawn by F.C. Yohn. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and...$57.00
