1. A method for automatically organizing digital images obtained from a plurality of hardcopy media, each having front, image, and back, non-image, sides, that have been digitally scanned so as to obtain said digital images, comprising the steps of: a. scanning both the front image side and the back non-image side of said plurality of hardcopy media so as to obtain a digital record of images on said front image side and any manufacturer's watermark present on said back non-image side at the time of manufacture of the hardcopy media; b. storing data related to the manufacturer's watermark; and c. using the stored data related to said manufacturer's watermark on said back non-image side for automatically organizing said digital images, wherein the manufacturer's watermark is indicative of a characteristic of the hardcopy media at the time of manufacture.