View of a member of ... Sue Johnson

View of a member of ... Sue JohnsonView of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding in desert sands during the party's journey from the Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the foreground a man rides a camel, which is grazing on a lone tree growing in the sand. In the far distance a sand dune rises to high crest. 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 two men on the right hold long ropes for hauling water

Behind the grove softly rolling dunes stretch along the horizon

a 92-gun vessel of the Royal Navy

He wears a ghutra (headscarf) with a head rope and a thobe (long shirt) topped with a belt and a khanjar (dagger)

beside a hooded peregrine falcon perched on a mangalah (cuff)

including large amulet boxes or gau at the neck

with a man standing outside the doorway

In the foreground two men stand in the tide beside with their donkey

View of water sellers loading imported water onto donkeys in the harbour in Kuwait City

In the right foreground four men stand on a small dhow (sailboat) moored in Dubai Creek

faces towards the left and carries a rifle under his shoulder

In the background trees grow in rocky soil along the bottom of Jabal Buwaydah