Mary Evans Picture Library
LibrariesEngland, United Kingdom2-10 Employees
Mary Evans Picture Library is a London-based historical image library with five decades of experience delivering historical and vintage imagery to editorial and design clients. Its archive comprises hundreds of thousands of items drawn from books, magazines, photographs, prints, maps and ephemera, spanning centuries of history. The collection supports a range of uses, from magazine features and textbooks to documentaries and other design projects. The library was founded in 1964 by Mary and Hilary Evans, who assembled their first collection through enthusiastic collecting. In May 2025, the organization appointed Matt Hamer as Managing Director.