Craig,
Nice to see you back. Living in Rochester, (George Eastman House and film museum), I got into a routine with the United Way corporate "One Day of Caring". Every year, we got to go into the vaults (with hats to cover our hair, booties for our feet and cotton gloves)that were environmentally controlled to work with the old films and pictures, some of them pre-talkie.
I used to look forward to it, then became one of the planners so I could assure a spot for myself.
Incredible stills (mostly we sorted/categorized) and old films. I held some canisters of some incredible original films in my hands (Ben Hur comes to mind). It was terrific stuff.
Hopefully, everything will take off for you in this new venture, especially since you are doing something you enjoy.
