A view of a man ... Frame:gold

A view of a man ... Frame:goldA view of a man driving a cow to draw water from a well in Al Ain Buraimi oasis. In the foreground a well topped with a wooden frame sits in the midst of a bare and parched field. At the well a man drives a harnessed cow forward to raise water from the well. In the distance beyond a stone watchtower rises above in a small band of trees and grasses growing behind the well. This image was taken between December 20, 1948, and January 27, 1949, during

whose face is scarred with marks from smallpox

resting at Hilaya well

sits in the sand

topped with a waistcoat

a sheikh of the Musaifar lineage of Rashid Bedouin

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon with its prey

He wears a cartridge belt and leather suspenders over his thobe (long shirt) and has a ghutra (headscarf) wrapped around his head

The women have large baskets with them

in Al Ain oasis

In the foreground a large compound of 'arish huts

sits between the dunes

View of nomads pulling down their house at Awaidiya prior to moving