View of two dhows (sailboats) ... AfghanistanView of two dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek in Dubai. Two sailboats without sails sit in low water in Dubai Creek. On the left, many boats are beached along the shore, some of them are missing masts. In the far background houses sit along the edge of the creek. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 10 18, 1948 stay in Sharjah and Dubai. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that
Each man wears a ghutra (headscarf) and a thobe (long shirt)
two storey houses and 'arish huts made from palm fronds sit along the far bank
Portrait of sailors on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) in Dubai Creek
a young tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin
rest on their mounts beside a small bush
Standing portrait of two falconers in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party
The man is holding a large dagger and is standing in front of a stone wall
It is comprised of two large multi-storey buildings
standing and kneeling around the animal
Group portrait of Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (left)
with furniture and framed pictures hanging on the wall
Tufts of vegetation and small shrubs grow on the uneven ground
