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Fine Art America is one of the largest, most-respected giclee printing companies in the world with over 40 years of experience producing museum-quality posters and prints.   All of our posters are produced on state-of-the-art, professional-grade Epson printers.

We use acid-free paper with archival inks to guarantee that your posters last a lifetime without fading or loss of color.   All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.

Posters ship within 3 - 4 business days in durable cardboard tubes.

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Old Main, originally called "Main Building" is The Pennsylvania State University�s first building of major significance. It was completed in 1863 after a six-year period of construction. Hugh McAllister designed the structure to contain classrooms, laboratories, offices, a chapel, and residential space for 400 students. The limestone used to build the structure was quarried from the land directly in front of it, and was carried in part by a mule named Old Coaly, whose bones were subsequently preserved. After being deemed structurally unsound in the 1920s, the building was razed in 1929 and rebuilt in 1930. The new building, occupying the same footprint as the previous structure and incorporating some of its limestone, was christened "Old Main". The renovations cost $837,000, which was mostly paid for by state appropriations and an emergency building fund campaign. The bell in the tower was a gift from the 1904 graduating class, and westminster chimes were added as a gift of the...

My wife and I love to travel the back roads of the East Coast and discover the hidden gems Americ a has to offer. We are always looking for someplace new, to see and experience new things. I like to present my unique view thru photography and try to convey the sight and feeling that inspired me to make that image. It seems like a have always had a camera. My first camera was an old brownie my Grandfather gave me whe I was 5. In High school I took a few photography cl;asses and continued taking class when I went away to college. There I started photographing parties, banquets, sporting events, and portraits. After college I spent time doing freelance and working in a camera store. I did soem work for Rockpile magazine,...

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