The Hulton Archive began as the photographic archive of the Picture Post, a British magazine owned by Sir Edward Hulton. The archive was set-up as a semi-independent operation, officially incorporated as the Hulton Press Library in 1947. When the magazine ceased operations it was bought by the BBC in 1958 and incorporated into the Radio Times photo archive. The BBC expanded the collection further with the purchase of the photo archives of the Daily Express and Evening Standard newspapers. Eventually, the BBC disposed of its photo archive and the BBC Hulton Picture Library was sold on once more, this time to Brian Deutsch, in 1988. In 1996, the Hulton Picture Collection was bought by Getty Images, who has retained the Hulton Archive as a featured resource within its large holdings.
