Life in the Desert

From the Archives

Life in the Desert

Photograph from archives.

Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

10 minutes read

October 20, 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.

<p>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.</p>

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

<p>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).</p>

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.