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Close up profile portrait of ... Frame:goldClose up profile portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. The camel poses in profile looking towards the left. It is wearing a chain halter, a braided neck rope and has a thick black head rope. This image was taken between December 20, 1948, and January 27, 1949, during which time Wilfred Thesiger stayed with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Ain and joined him on a

In the far distance a sand dune rises to high crest

when Wilfred Thesiger stayed at Al Muwaiji fort in Al Ain as a guest of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

a type of dhow) in the harbour at Dubai

Portrait of two young men belonging to a Manahil Bedouin raiding party that Wilfred Thesiger met at Huliyah well

In the foreground a moored dhow (sailboat) sits in the middle of Dubai Creek

heading towards the right

are docked in a line along the creek in a break between two houses

thobe (ankle-length shirt) and a suit jacket stands to the right of a large thoroughbred camel with a rough rope halter

sits between the dunes

landscaped gardens visible

View of the door to the prison in Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya quarter of old Dubai

He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds