Add photos to iPhone without deleting existing if original photos are lost

How do I add photos to my iPhone without deleting the existing ones on the phone if the original photos on my desktop PC have been destroyed by hard drive crash?
Basically, I want to insert new photos on to my iPhone. But, if I do a synch, it will delete my old photos, which now exist only on the iPhone itself.
I only see an all-or-nothing option when you synch. I don't see a way to add new photos without deleting the existing ones unless you still have all of the photos in a folder on your desktop computer. Help?

You don't. The iphone is nota storage device.
It simply mirrors the selected content from your computer.
If it is not on the computer, then it is not on the iphone. Sorry.
Your pics should have been included in your regular back up copy of your computer file/docs/pics/music/etc.
If for some reason you did not backup your pics ( not good), then you can e-mail the pics to yourself.

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