Let's see some vintage black and white photographs of Dubai from the 1950s-60s (before the time discovered oil).
Dubai in the 1950s-1960s |
Dubai city, ca. 1950s |
The first Jashanmal store in Dubai, 1956 |
The Clocktower roundabout in the neighbourhood of Deira stands surrounded by sandy, ca. 1960s |
Oil discovered in the Trucial States, ca.1950s |
Bur Dubai, ca. 1960s |
The city's creek in Dubai, ca. 1960s |
Dubai airport, ca. 1960s |
Dubai Airport in 1965 |
The first jet aircraft to land on the new runway at Dubai Airport was a Comet from Middle East Airlines in 1965 |
Water supplying in Dubai, ca.1960s |
A man selling dried herbs and lemon pauses to smoke a shisha pipe, ca. 1960s |
A group of Bedouin play music outside a house, ca. 1960s |
An open market in downtown Dubai, ca. 1960s |
Men reciting prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid in Dubai, ca. 1960s |
A camel caravan ambles through Dubai, ca. 1960s |