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    Salvaging Sandy-ravaged photographs

    Founded after Hurricane Katrina, a nonprofit network of photographers, graphic artists and hobbyists have repaired more than 9,000 pictures discolored by floods, pockmarked by debris, speckled by mold and otherwise damaged by disasters in recent years. The Sandy project, which started this weekend (Feb. 2), promises to be one of Operation Photo Rescue's most expert efforts yet.

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    1. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 photo, damaged photos belonging to Florence Catania, of Deer Park, N.Y., are evaluated during restoration by Operation Photo Rescue-Hurricane Sandy, at New York
    2. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 photo, Scott Geffert, seated center, senior imaging systems manager of New York
    3. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 image, photo restorer Dennis McKeever uses Photoshop to retouch a damaged photo belonging to Florence Catania, of Deer Park, N.Y., during the restoration project of Oper
    4. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 photo, damaged photos belonging to Florence Catania, of Deer Park, N.Y., are evaluated during restoration by Operation Photo Rescue-Hurricane Sandy, at New York
    5. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 photo, Scott Geffert, senior imaging systems manager of New York
    6. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 photo, Florence Catania, of Deer Park, N.Y., watches as her damaged photos are accepted for restoration by Operation Photo Rescue-Hurricane Sandy, at New York
    7. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 photo, Tom Ashe, associate chair of the MPS Digital Photography Department, surveys the damaged photos of Florence Catania, of Deer Park, N.Y., accepted for restoration
    8. In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 image, photo restorer Dennis McKeever, left, uses Photoshop to retouch a damaged photo belonging to Florence Catania, of Deer Park, N.Y., during the restoration project
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