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NA.0042.00000855

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, 1994

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in Abu Dhabi

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Abu Dhabi Hospital, 1967

Abu Dhabi Hospital

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A patient's ward at a hospital in Abu Dhabi, 1967

The patients' ward in the newly-opened hospital in Abu Dhabi

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Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at Abu Dhabi Hospital, 25 July 1974

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his visit to the new Abu Dhabi Hospital in Abu Dhabi

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Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at Al Jazeera Hospital, 1978

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan during his visit to Al Jazeera Hospital, Abu Dhabi

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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.
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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.
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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).
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View of Abu Dhabi Corniche, 14 March to 16 March 1948

View of women on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi. In the foreground two women stand in the sand, one of whom is leaning down beside a large basket. Behind her a large group of women and young children wait on the beach. The sand beneath their feet is marked with trails of seaweed along the high tide lines down the length of the beach. In the left background square one and two storey houses line the waterfront.

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The British Political Agency in Abu Dhabi, 1958

The British Political Agency building on Abu Dhabi Island with the British flag flying on the flagpole near it
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Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan with His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, 21 February 2014

HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s meeting with His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, at Abu Dhabi International Airport