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+# Consultant Photos Archive
+
+**Status:** Archived locally  
+**Location:** Michael's laptop  
+**Last Updated:** April 6, 2026
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+The Five Consultants photo archive (~956MB) has been removed from the Git repository to reduce clone size and improve sparse checkout performance.
+
+## The Five Consultants
+
+- **Butter No Nutters** — CEO, Persian-Maine Coon
+- **Oscar** — CSO (Chief Security Officer), Catahoula Leopard Dog
+- **Jasmine** — Personal Security
+- **Noir** — Rapid Response
+- **Jack** — Ambassador / Chief Medical Alert Officer, Siberian Husky
+
+## Accessing Photos
+
+If consultant photos are needed for:
+- Social media posts
+- Website content
+- Marketing materials
+- Memorial documentation
+
+**Contact Michael** — photos are organized by date and consultant on his laptop.
+
+## Previous Organization
+
+Photos were organized as:
+```
+photos/
+├── consultants/     # Individual portraits
+├── images/
+│   ├── 2020/
+│   ├── 2021/
+│   ├── 2022/
+│   ├── 2023/
+│   ├── 2024/
+│   ├── 2025/
+│   └── unknown/
+├── catalog.md
+├── pending-catalog-additions.md
+└── README.md
+```
+
+---
+
+*Archived by Chronicler #62 — April 6, 2026*