create multiple jpg thumbnails and use in a page

Is there a way to create multiple jpg thumbnails from a series of larger originals and use all of the on-the-fly generated thumbnails in a page (without saving any of the thumbnails to the filesystem)? For example, I've got 5 full size jpg's in a directory, and I'd like to list them on a page in table form as follows image1.jpg thumnbnail image image1 size datestamp image2.jpg thumnbnail image image2 size datestamp image3.jpg thumnbnail image image3 size datestamp image4.jpg thumnbnail image image4 size datestamp image5.jpg thumnbnail image image5 size datestamp From php.net, I've found plenty of examples of how to create thumbnails from files and have done a couple successfully. My objective, however, is to have a page dynamically create multiple thumbnails from full sized images. I don't want to be creating and saving thumbnails to be used later. Possible? If so, then please just a pointer in the right direction. Thanks, Kevin --