Jul 28, 2012
The Holy Months in the early 1960s were in January and February, which made gathering on the beach for prayers a more comfortable experience. Read Article Time Frame: prayers on an Abu Dhabi beach in 1960
Jul 07, 2012
Fourteen nations boycotted the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, but the event went on despite being overshadowed by the Cold War. Read Article Time Frame: UAE makes grand entrance on Olympic stage in Los Angeles
May 05, 2012
This photo of "two barastis perched on the smooth back of a small dune" was taken by the oil exploration worker Ronald Codrai in 1953 is featured in a new edition of the book Abu Dhabi, An Arabian Album.
Read Article Barastis: A vanishing way of life
Apr 13, 2012
How expatriates found a taste of home in the early days of the UAE's oil industry. Read Article Time Frame: Some food for thought
Apr 06, 2012
In the entertainment-starved wilderness of the desert, the men of Seismic Party 5 no doubt gave To Paris, With Love a better reception than movie critics. Read Article Time Frame: across an ocean, a memento of home is always welcome
Mar 30, 2012
This picture, taken by the French photographer Alain Saint-Hilaire in 1975, shows shiny new Mercedes lorries being unloaded at Mina Zayed. Read Article Time Frame: Booming Mina Zayed port takes a shiny yellow delivery
Mar 23, 2012
In this photo taken by the explorer Wilfred Thesiger after he crossed the Empty Quarter in 1948, a group of men launch a fishing boat from what is now the Corniche. Read Article Time Frame: After Empty Quarter crossing, a calm morning on the water
Feb 24, 2012
An Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company worker took this photo of oil exploration workers drilling for water at Habshan, the site of several major oil and gas discoveries between 1958 and 1962. Read Article Time Frame: Drilling for water, team struck oil at Habshan
Feb 03, 2012
This photo, taken in the mid-1950s by the oil worker John Vale, shows passengers boarding an India-bound ship that is moored offshore because the Creek was unnavigable. Read Article Time Frame: Boarding ships the hard way in Dubai Creek
