"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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I'm looking for some simple and hopefully free
software that can take a group of image files,
create thumbnails of them and create an http
page that will show the thumbnails and load the
big image when the thumbnail is clicked.

You did not specify your operating system but if it is Windoze.

Somebody has alread suggested IRFANVIEW.
http://www.irfanview.com/

And there is also PORTA
http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/
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John G

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