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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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Portrait of Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, 6 April to 30 April 1948

Full length portrait of a young Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan at Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp near Al Ain. This image was taken in April 1948 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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Camels being led across Al Maqta, March 1950 to April 1950

View of a man leading three camels across Al Maqta, the ford between Abu Dhabi and the mainland, with the coral stone Al Maqta watchtower in the background.

NA.0042.00001253

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 1 December 1949 to 12 January 1950

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with a saker (hurr) falcon in the sands surrounding Al Ain.

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Portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Yasser Bin Humood, 6 April 1949 to 9 April 1949

Standing portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Yasser Bin Humood in Al Muwaiji outside Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (left) and Yasser Bin Humood (right), a sheikh of the Junuba Bedouin.

NA.0042.00001251

Portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 20 December 1948 to 27 January 1949

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan resting in the sand in Al Ain. This image was taken between 20 December 1948 and 27 January 1949 during which time Wilfred Thesiger stayed with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Ain and joined him on a number of hunting excursions.

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Portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 20 December 1948 to 27 January 1949

Standing full length portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Khatim sands near Al Ain. This image was taken between 20 December 1948 and 27 January 1949 during which time Wilfred Thesiger stayed with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Ain and joined him on a number of hunting excursions.

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Portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan on a camel, 20 December 1948 to 27 January 1949

Portrait of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan sitting astride a saddled camel holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatim sands, near Al Ain. This image was taken between 20 December 1948 and 27 January 1949 during which time Wilfred Thesiger stayed with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Ain and joined him on a number of hunting excursions.

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