Close up profile portrait of ... Size:mediumClose 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 has thin short hair and poses in profile looking towards the right. It is wearing a chain halter, a woven neck rope and has a thick black head rope. A piece of cord has been tied from the camel's halter to its neck. This image was taken between December 20, 1948, and January 27, 1949, during which time
Group portrait of young men and boys
He is cradling a bag
View of a cave dwelling in the Qarra range of mountains
Men gathered at the entrance to a temple in Tungjao
supplies and saddles lie in the sand around the camp
Members of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party sit around a well opening
while others wear bundles of herbs in their hair
A Sikkimese orderly holds his camera case while a crowd of monks and other onlookers gather
They are possibly part of the Dalai Lama's escort on the final leg of his journey to Lhasa
The table is covered with various pieces of equipment that were used to ensure that the Mission had telegraphic communications with India and beyond during their stay
Behind the men the mountain Jabal Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] looms in the distance
and behind them a steep rock slope rises in the background