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NA.0042.00001247

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with family members and Wilfred Thesiger, 6 April to 30 April 1948

Full-length group portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, left, standing with, at his feet, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan and, left to right, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Wilfred Thesiger, a retainer, Sheikh Mubarak Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan and another retainer in Al Ain. This image was taken during April 1948 when Wilfred Thesiger stayed at Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain as a guest of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
NA.0042.00001236

Boat being launched from an Abu Dhabi beach, 14 March to 1 April 1948

View of a small sambuq (sailboat) being launched from a beach on an Abu Dhabi island. The men are pushing the small boat into the water. On the right a man supervises the launch. In the background flat sand stretches out into the distance. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's week and a half long sailing trip around the Abu Dhabi Islands with Sheikh Hazaa Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Khalid Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and their retainers.
NA.0042.00001231

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with family members in Al Ain, 6 April to 30 April 1948

Group portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan standing with retainers and members of his family in Al Ain. Five men holding rifles stand in a line in a sandy area. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan stands second from the left. Standing to his left is Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan standing between his two sons, Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan sitting at his feet, and Sheikh Mubarak Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan standing to his left. This image was taken when Wilfred Thesiger stayed at Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain as a guest of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
NA.0042.00001230

Group of people outside the entrance to Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain, 6 April to 30 April 1948

View of a group of people standing outside Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. In the foreground a saddled camel stands beside a group of men and a few children outside Al Muwaiji Fort. Behind them, a few people pass through the Fort's entrance. The walls of the Fort are decorated with triangular projections along the top edge. This image was taken when Wilfred Thesiger stayed at Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain as a guest of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger, 7 March to 14 March 1948

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger taken during his party's journey from the As Saruq sands to Abu Dhabi near the end of his second journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali).