What the buyers said
From the people who bought Snapshots of the Past prints.
“It’s their high quality, high resolution printing process that makes each reproduction look like a true original. I was amazed at the clarity and how each and every little detail comes to life. Thank you for keeping history alive.”
Patrick
Producer, ESPN
“Only today I can see your fantastic prints of Prokofiev’s photos from the Bain Archive. Also thank you for refunding of overcharge by Amazon. This is very rare in actual life.”
A Snapshots customer
Grandson of the composer Sergei Prokofiev
“The seller holds history with the utmost integrity and respect, and that is something to be proud of.”
A descendant of Leonor F. LoreeLoree was president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, then the Rock Island Railroad, then the Delaware and Hudson Railroad for 31 years. He founded the American Newcomen Society and sat on the National War Labor Board in the First World War.
“The canvas is perfect. Colors and details are excellent. Thanks also for the cards — we shall make good use of them.”
Gene Pell
Former Boston television anchor
“Whenever I am on the Library of Congress’ site, I always think of the volume of images, maps and documents they house and how limited their distribution seems to be. It is refreshing to see what you are working on.”
A Snapshots customer
“I was very impressed by the quality of the photo print. Thomas J. Rusk was my father’s great grandfather. The photo I ordered was especially meaningful because it was taken from life, and he and my late father bear a remarkable resemblance.”
A descendant of Thomas J. RuskRusk was the first Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas and later a United States Senator.
“Thank you for having this photo available. Anastasio Somoza was my maternal grandfather.”
A Snapshots customer
Granddaughter of Anastasio Somoza, President of Nicaragua
“This photo you sent is a real treat, since these are my grandparents. People considering buying this may appreciate the following. February 1927, Washington DC, issued with the announcement of the marriage of Francis and Laura. Laura Bryn: youngest child of the Norwegian Minister to the United States, who served 1910 to 1927.”
A descendant of the Winslow and Bryn families
“The photos were of very good quality. I framed the two photos and used them for a historical presentation and tour of the Aknusti Mansion, which was the summer estate for the Robert L. Gerry family.”
A Snapshots customerAknusti was the 2,000-acre Catskills estate of Robert Livingston Gerry, a descendant of Elbridge Gerry, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Gerry married a daughter of the railroad financier E.H. Harriman, and the grounds were laid out by the Olmsted Brothers. The 65-room house burned in 1953 and was pulled down in the 1960s over the tax bill. The photographs are what is left of it.