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View of a boom, a ... Frame:noneView of a boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, sailing in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain. A single sail files from the main mast as the boom sails into the far right distance. The ocean surrounding the boom is wavy but without swells, while above thin wispy clouds streak across the sky. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from Dubai to Bahrain Island. Due to the nature of these images,

View of a woman and a girl holding a small child sitting on the ground at Manwakh well

accompanied Wilfred Thesiger on his 1946 and 1947 journeys through the Hejaz region

steps in foreground leading to inner room where blessings are given

A fenced enclosure sits in front of it on the sand

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party unloading camels in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

one and two storey houses made of coral are built close together in the Shindagha district

riding a camel with a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

locally called saaf) at a settlement in the desert sands of Liwa oasis

in a vast rocky plain

A vast area of rolling dunes spreads out in all directions behind them

a tribesman of the Junuba Bedouin

View of rocks and boulders sitting on the slopes of dry rolling hills in the area surrounding the city of Abha