James Lantos
I build knowledge, systems and businesses that preserve the past, solve real problems, and create value for the future.
Books and publishing
Illustrated history, in print since 2009.
Published books
Pictorial America from Arcadia Publishing, and The Halloween Library from Globe Pequot, coming 2027.
Visit site
The Halloween Library
halloweenlibrary.com, the picture gallery behind the book series, with prints and the Pictorial America Halloween book.
The Diary of an Uber Driver
12 years, 10,000 rides and 400 stories written by riders.
The Kitchen Archive
A 1982 cooking class notebook, old cookbooks to page through, the Boston and Portland eats guides, and 25,000 restaurant posts from the early internet.
Guides and collections
Free lists and archives to browse.
Great Phrases
Thousands of sayings, verses and short poems for cards, signs and scrapbooks, free to download.
The Library
10,422 free public domain books on 36 shelves, from history and the sea to poetry, mystery and westerns.
Flea Markets and Antique Shops
76 flea markets, antique shows and antique shops from Maine to Virginia, including western Maine, with which ones are still running in 2026.
Consulting and sample projects
The consulting practice, and projects built for clients.
Marketing Analytics Consultants
Marketing assessment and analytics, with 25 case studies.
CampRoute
Counselor day-off logistics and travel guides for summer camps.
Green Tech Innovators
An entrepreneurship elective for campers, built for a Maine summer camp.
Ventures
Businesses built and run over 30 years.
Snapshots of the Past
The largest private collection of public domain images ever assembled. 300,000 images, 25 years in business.
The Rideshare Academy
The first college based driver certification in the US.
Testimonials
What customers, riders and colleagues have said.
Customers
What buyers of Snapshots of the Past prints have said.
Riders
What rideshare passengers have said.
Publishers, colleagues and faculty
What the people behind the books, the businesses and the coursework have said.
About
James Lantos is the founder of Snapshots of the Past, a 25-year-old historical imagery publishing business, and the author of 17 books. He has been an editor and curator with Arcadia Publishing and Globe Pequot since 2008.