Hudson Microimaging    Port Ewen, New York and
PhotoArk out of So.Woodstock, VT   are currently doing this very thing - for profit.

Mike Highfield wrote:

> I use to work with a firm that scanned paper documents (testimony, evidence,
> etc) for the
> Dept of Justice in some of their court cases.
>
> I am curious if this process is marketable/viable for historical archiving, be
> it museums, city halls, etc
> I've heard of a few symposiums on the subject (in Chicago, I think).
>
> Any insights?
>
> Mike Highfield
>
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