View of one of Wilfred ... Frame:goldView of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions standing in a village in Al Ain Buraimi oasis. A man stands at the centre of a sand road, next to some tire tracks. In the background an adobe building sits on the left, in front of a date palm plantation. In the centre background is a group of square huts (locally known as arish) made of date palm fronds built on to a slight slope. This image was taken during April 6 30, 1948, when Wilfred Thesiger
with spears left sticking out of the ground and discarded sandals in the foreground
Al Shada Palace is visible in the background
In the distance beyond a dhow (sailboat) is sailing up the creek
The party is travelling from Al Ain to Jabal Sumeini
This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18-28
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Khatam sands
in a state of some disrepair
Portrait of four of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions sitting on the deck of a sailboat (dhow) in the Abu Dhabi islands
In the foreground a wide road leads into the city of Abha
In the distance beyond the sky is clear and the sea choppy with small waves
View of Wilfred Thesiger's tarada (sheikh's canoe)
View of a tall house at Shahra
