Thesiger Collection

View of a group of people and sheep standing in the midst of a crowded street in Kuwait City. Single storey buildings line both sides of the street.Due to the...

View of three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions at ruins in Al Muwaiji in Al Ain. In the foreground a large ruin stands at the left. In the right background...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party unloading camels in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the foreground four men and a young boy (centre) unload...

Full length standing portrait of two Arab men in front of a rock wall in Dubai. On the left a young man wears a waistcoat and a khanjar (dagger) in...

View of locals walking in a narrow street lined with canopied shops in Kuwait City. In the foreground a group of women carrying baskets and other items on their heads...

Full length group portrait of Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan standing with retainers of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Ain. Five men stand in a line...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering at a falaj (irrigation channel) at the southern end of Jabal Hafit, near Al Qabil. In the near distance a large number of men...

View of locals sitting alongside a dhow (sailboat) beached on the shore at Dubai Creek. In the left foreground three men walk along the shore beside beached dhows. Behind them...

View of dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. In the foreground dhows are moored on either side of Dubai Creek. In the distance one and two storey buildings with wind...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. The man...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp near Al Hubi village. On the left one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions stands beside a large tree. In the centre two...

View of an empty street lined with shops in the city of Jeddah. In the background a man walks down the road, past two and three storey stone buildings fronted...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions at a well near Sharjah city during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. Three men stand around the opening of a well....

Profile portrait of a camel, owned by Wilfred Thesiger in 1950, standing in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. The camel stands facing towards the left beside a bush growing on...

Portrait of a Bedouin family riding camels in the region surrounding the town of Al Hufuf, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Al Hofuf to Ar Rumhiya wells. On the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party visiting with Wahiba Bedouin in the Wadi Halfayn. On the left members of Wilfred Thesiger's party sit with a group of Wahiba Bedouin beside...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions on a sand hill in the Al Ain/Buraimi oasis overlooking Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]. Two men with rifles sit on a sand...

View of sand dunes in the Ghanim Sands in the region between Khasfah well and Matki well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a boom, a large cargo-carrying sailboat, moored on Dubai Creek. The boom sits on the left. A small boat is tied up alongside the boom. In the right...

Full length standing portrait of a boy in front of a house in the city of Sharjah. A boy wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) stands in...