Reflections on Times Gone By
1965 | Many phones, many numbers: Abdullah Mohammed, a Saudi employee receives production information by radio and telephone at Abqaiq Oil Dispatching Center. Courtesy of Aramco Archives.
There was a time when time itself felt slower and longer. Everything seemed to take longer, like travelling or sending mail. More planning was involved, more steps were taken, and after that long wait, getting to your destination or receiving your package was all the more appreciated.
Here we rediscover some of the photographic Aramco rarities featured in earlier editions that captured a different era.
Today, almost everyone is reachable through their phones, so it’s easy to forget or struggle to imagine that there was a time when one had to be near a phone to catch someone or make a call. A missed phone call was a critical thing then, a missed opportunity, in comparison to today where we may let a phone ring and ring, and a missed call gets registered as a reminder to call back at a more convenient time.
Whether we were tied to old phone lines or flying in small rickety planes, time and its pace seems to have indeed changed with the ever changing times.
Enjoy our Aramco Rarities.
1952 | The “Flying Camel,” an Aramco airplane arrives in Dhahran. The gleaming exterior of the plane matches the beauty of its interior. Ordered from Douglas aircraft, the new DC6-B has begun to make regular flights between New York and Dhahran. Courtesy of Aramco Archives.
1952 | The “Flying Camel,” an Aramco airplane arrives in Dhahran. The gleaming exterior of the plane matches the beauty of its interior. Ordered from Douglas aircraft, the new DC6-B has begun to make regular flights between New York and Dhahran. Courtesy of Aramco Archives.
