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Life in the Desert
From the Archives

Life in the Desert

Life in the Desert

Photograph from archives.

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal
October 20th, 2021
Rarities from the Aramco Archives.

There is something wholesome and romantic about the desert and the lives of the people it once embraced. The kind of clothes, homes and rituals it once witnessed has faded to the occasional visit and adventure into its terrain. Here we travel back in time, and see the romantic desert, and its rougher side.

Photograph from archives.
A bedouin tent 1948 Al-Hofuf
Photograph from archives.
Gene tournville lyford productions, set for filming of “Jazirat Al Arab”: scene depicting sa’ud’s warriors in a war dance before their attack on Riyadh.
1953 Riyadh, Near Al-Hofuf
Al-Murrah tribesmen and their guests enjoy a feast during the annual Al-Murrah assembly. (King Sa'ud and Mr F.Davies meeting). 
1959 April 19
Bedouin family.
1975 Northern Arabia
1959 April 19
The flourish of swords and gund accompanied the stamp of warriors' feet...while a cacophony of drums established the beat. (King Sa'ud and Mr. Davies meeting).
1974 Northern Arabia
Country, People and tent.
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