1. A method for extracting identification information from a container to facilitate the storing and indexing of electronic images produced from scanning documents contained in the container, comprising: scanning, using a scanner, a portion of the container to generate an electronic image thereof; electronically analyzing a predetermined area of the electronic image to identify individual colors and individual characters therein; electronically identifying, based upon the identified colors and characters, index information for the container; scanning, using a scanner, the documents within the container to generate image data; electronically labeling the image data in accordance with the index information for the container; and storing, in a data storage device, the image data at a location within the data storage device, associated with the index information for the container.