I think that one of the reasons we charge a fee for
reproducing images IS to discourage people from doing
it.  We are in the business of preserving and
protecting historical treasures, and repeatedly
copying an original photograph is harmful to it.  We
wouldn't keep loaning out an artifact that was
fragile/priceless/one-of-a-kind, if it was being
damaged from repeated exhibition, would we?  Besides
the amount of staff time it takes to fulfill these
requests -- which really is a lot -- fees are also
designed to weed out those who don't truly need a
reproduction of an image.

Kim Kenney

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Kimberly A. Kenney
Curator
McKinley Museum
800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW
Canton OH  44708
330-455-7043

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