View of sailors on the ...

View of sailors on the ...View of sailors on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. In the left foreground a man stands on the deck of a dhow holding a section of a long rolled sail. On the left a man steps over the sail beside a group of men tying the sail onto a wooden pole or yard. In the background the sea is choppy, with a few whitecaps. In the far left distance land is visible along the horizon. This image was

View of sailors on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. In the left foreground a man stands on the deck of a dhow holding a section of a long rolled sail. On the left a man steps over the sail beside a group of men tying the sail onto a wooden pole or yard. In the background the sea is choppy, with a few whitecaps. In the far left distance land is visible along the horizon. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18-28, 1948 journey by dhow from Dubai to Bahrain Island.

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