Recommend a Scanner for my Dad's Car Pictures

[KLars1]

Hi All - I'm on the pursuit to track some of my Dad's old cars. I have hundreds of pictures of them that I would like to scan them and then develop a website dedicated to the search.

Can any of you recommend a high quality scanner for my old pictures? Most of the pictures are 4" x 4". I want something relatively small (I don't need anything that can scan something larger than 11"x14".

Unrelated question: Many of the old pictures have a date in the margin. Is this the date the picture was taken or the date the picture was developed?

Thanks All!
Kevin