Thesiger's party resting Frame:black

Thesiger's party resting Frame:blackView of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the Jaub depression in desert of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

which are tied to the yard

View of two men and a woman

View of a man at the watchtower at Al Maqta

made from date palm fronds

Behind the grove softly rolling dunes stretch along the horizon

towers high above the 'arish compound

In the distance groves of palm trees grow in the wadi behind the city

Each boy wears a thobe (long shirt) and a headscarf (ghutra)

On the right

View of an abra (ferry boat) approaching a launch on Dubai Creek

with a man (named Nasser Hussain)

On the left a man crouches on the ground with his rifle