View of two of Wilfred ... Afghanistan

View of two of Wilfred ... AfghanistanView of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions at a watchtower in Al Ain Buraimi oasis. On the right two men with rifles sit on a ruined wall beside a large bush. The foundations of the wall lead towards a two storey watchtower in the centre distance. Behind the watchtower on the far left is a date palm grove. A vast flat plain carpeted with sparse grass and tufts of vegetation fills the far distance behind the watchtower. This image was taken

He is holding a rope for drawing water

In the background people and huts

In background small shrubs and bushes grow on a flat expanse of sand sitting below a sky dotted with a few low clouds

Behind them a group of Wahiba Bedouin are hauling water from the well

View of terraced fields criss-crossing a sloping hillside near Sawda village

In the foreground a boy

In the far distance a vast rocky plain spreads out below a high mountain

lead eight camels along the top of a low dune

View of four members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party butchering a camel at Mughshin Oasis

The tall thin towers have wooden platforms half way up the tower

being led by several boys with drawn daggers

of the ordinary class