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Mojave MazeMystic maze of the native American Mojave people, laid out with stones on the desert floor near Needles, California Date: 1923
Colonel David Stirling with a patrol in the desertColonel David Stirling with a patrol of Special Air Service (SAS) men in the Middle East. Date: 1944
The Royal Logistic Corps. The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps: Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery - British Army OfficerBernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (" Monty" ) KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976) - British Army Officer, famed for his successes and tactical ability in WW2. Date: circa 1944
Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorersA map of Africa which illustrates the travels of the explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron
Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorersA map of Africa which illustrates the travels of Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron. Date: 19th Century
Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt - View of Cheops Pyramid. The hotel was a former Royal hunting lodge, which opened as a Hotel in 1869. Date: circa 1920s
T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) with camelsLieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918
Hendon Aerial PageantA poster advertising a Royal Air Force Aerial Pageant at The London Aerodrome at Hendon. The pictures depicts British bombers attacking a desert stronghold
The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915
Schistocerca gregaria, desert locustA desert locust perching on a branch. Locusts sometimes swarm to form groups of up to 80 million and can migrate over large distances
Emir Faisal at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia)Emir Faisal (1883-1933) at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) during the First World War. He later became Faisal I of Iraq. He directed the Arab revolt against the Ottomans in 1916
T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
Flying Saucers Have Landed, book coverFLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED, a book by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski. In it, Adamski tells of his meeting with a Venusian in the Californian desert on 20 November 1952
Desert Bus ServiceThe Nairn Transport Company operates this motor coach which carries passengers from Baghdad on the road to Damascus, and vice versa
Desert near Palm Springs, California, USADesert near Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA, with Mount San Jacinto in the background. Date: late 1930s
Two biplanes with resting crew, IraqTwo biplanes in the desert with their crew resting and drinking, somewhere in Iraq
Two biplanes with ground support vehicles, IraqTwo biplanes with ground support vehicles in the desert, somewhere in Iraq
WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British tank attack in the Western Desert. Date: 1940s
Syria / Palmyra / ColonnadeThe impressive colonnade of Roman pillars at Palmyra, Syria. Date: 1984
British transport crossing Sakaltutan Pass, WW1British transport crossing the Sakaltutan Pass during the First World War. This Pass across the Jebel Hamrin was evacuated by the Turks and occupied by the 8th Royal Welch Fusiliers on 3
BP employee opening the flow valvesA British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran)
Massenet / Thais / FirstSybil Sanderson and Charles Delmas in the first production of this opera which tells of an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit
Biplane bomber converted for passenger use, Middle EastA biplane bomber converted for passenger use, somewhere in the Middle East. A group of passengers can be seen standing in front of the plane
Tank Corps RecruitmentA recruitment poster for the British Tanks Corps Armoured Car Companies - Become a Motor Enginerr and see the World!
Ufos / George AdamskiHe meets Orthon, a Venusian, at Desert Center, California; the encounter is allegedly witnessed from a distance by his friends
King Alis tent at Benowm, Kingdom of LudamarView of a moorish camp: King Alis tent at Benowm, Kingdom of Ludamar. Ali sat on a black leather cushion clipping the hairs on his upper lip while a female servant held a mirror
British Camel Corps in the Sudan, 1916A British Camel Corps in the Sudan during the First World War. A similar Camel Corps to that shown helped to defeat the troops of the Sultan of Darfur (Ali Dinar)
British six-pounder gun by G. H. DavisThe British six-pounder gun: explanatory drawings. It was an efficient field and anti-tank gun of high velocity, used for example against Rommels German army in the desert, Second World War
Sinai, by Max Schmidt (1818-1901). Date: 1844
Iran, Teheran - Nayrouz (The New Year Festival) - an event which was Coptic and originated in Egypt. Ignorant of the Egyptian language for the most part
Turkish booby trap near Gaza, Palestine, WW1A Turkish booby trap, made to look inviting by the presence of food and drink, near Gaza, Palestine during the First World War. Date: September 1917
The Pyramids and Sphinx, Giza, EgyptThe Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Adamski and PaintingProfessor Adamski stands in front of a painting by Gay Betts depicting the Venusian space pilot he met in the Mojave Desert, California, 20 November 1952
Great Pyramid of Giza, EgyptVintage 19th century photograph: Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, with a camera in the foreground
A hand-painted sign showing the time it would take to reach Timbuktu in Mali (52 days) if one were to set off across the Sahara Desert on a camel
Result of running into a Teller MinePhotograph: Result of running into a Teller Mine. Shows the back part of a tank with a broken track in a desert landscape
WW2 - British infantryman in desert fatiguesPhotograph of a British infantryman in desert fatigues advancing with fixed-bayonet and a shell bursting in background, El Alamein, 1942
WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help WavellDont Waver, Help Wavell. En---ds War Weapons Week, 17-24 May 1940. War saving photolithographic poster, published by The National Savings Committee, London, The Scottish Savings Committee
Map of the war in North Africa by G. H. DavisThe war in North Africa: a strategic contour map of the desert arena during the Second World War. Conflict began there in September 1940. Date: 1942
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936
Permian landscape
Bedouins and camels in the desert, EgyptA group of bedouins and their camels in the desert, Egypt. Date: early 20th century
PLM Poster, Touring Club de France, advertising rail travel to Algeria and Tunisia. Showing a man riding a camel in the desert. 20th century
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Beersheba, WW1The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade outside Beersheba (Bir As-Saba) during the First World War. Date: November 1917
Ufos / ConstableATMOSPHERIC UFO Amoeba no 1 - infra-red photograph of a living UFO taken over the California desert Date: 25 August 1957
Crashed biplane with crew resting in the desert, IraqA crashed biplane in the desert with resting crew, somewhere in Iraq
Biplane with crew and arabs in the desert, IraqA biplane in the desert with crew and arabs, somewhere in Iraq
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, music sheetMusic sheet cover design, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, written and sung by Mr Harry Clifton. Various scenes are depicted, with the discovery of the footprint in the sand at the centre
Behind the Flying Saucers, book coverBEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert
Stemmed plants including coffee, blueberry, papaya, argan, achras, desert date, styrax, olive, rhododendron, kalmia, gardenia, etc
Poster, The New Road to the East. 20th century
Three pyramids, Egypt. Date: 1857
LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Representation of giraffes (12.000-8000 BC). Neolithic art. Cave
Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 6 July 1917
Dunsterforce infantry in action, WW1Members of the Dunsterforce infantry in action in the desert near the Turkish front during the First World War. 1917-1918
Hotel Little Lake, Little Lake CaliforniaHotel Little Lake, Little Lake, California, America
Two biplanes in the desert, IraqTwo biplanes side by side in the desert, somewhere in Iraq
Six biplanes lined up in the desert, IraqSix biplanes lined up in the desert, somewhere in Iraq
Horse & Arab Rider C1905An Arab in the desert on his rearing horse
Pilgrims Cross DesertA caravan of pilgrims cross the desert to Mecca
Handmade Christmas and New Year card with SphinxHandmade Christmas and New Year card -- the riddle of the Sphinx is solved at last! It has been waiting to wish you a Happy Xmas and New Year. Date: circa 1890s
King Edward VII, on a visit to the Great Pyramid, EgyptVintage 19th century photograph: His Royal Highness, Prince Edward Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, on a visit to the Great Pyramid at Gizeh, Egypt, as part of his tour of the Middle East
Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, SyriaPortrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005
Syrian bedhouin shepherd boy holds a small lamb in his armsA young Syrian bedhouin shepherd boy holds a small lamb in his arms. He looks driectly at the camera and the picture is lit by soft early morning light
The desert town of Dhiban, south of Amman, JordanThe desert town of Dhiban, Jordan, Known to the Moabites as Dibon, it is located in Madaba Governorate, south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea
Cartoon with British and American tanks, WW2Cartoon, political map of Libya with British and American tanks during the Second World War. circa 1942
Lockheed L-188A Electra N6120A 'Flagship Newark' (msn 1081), of American Airlines, in desert storage pending disposal. (Sold to Aerocondor de Columbia as HK-1415) Date: circa 1968
Restoration of the Sphinx, Egypt, aerial view Date: circa 1926
19th century vintage photograph: Bichari, Bishari desert guides - used to guide camel caravans or trains from Korosko to Khartoum
Camel market, Aden, YemenVintage 19th century photograph: camel market, Aden, Yemen
Lizard varietiesLava lizard, Tropidurus torquatus, desert horned lizard, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, stellion, Stellagama stellio, Sudan plated lizard, Gerrhosaurus major, giant ameiva, Ameiva ameiva
Bedouin tribesmen in Egyptian desert, WW1Bedouin tribesmen riding camels in the Egyptian desert, 21 November 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. It was men like these who fought with Lawrence of Arabia. 1914
Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period - Gobi DesertDinosaurs of the Gobi Desert (Russia) of the Cretaceous Period, which spanned 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period 145 million years ago
United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436. First flight 23 November 1947. Flew from San Antonio, Texas to Frankfurt
Camel Caravan - Aden, Yemen. 1920
Sir Anthony Eden on his way to lunch with the Queen - Eden has shortly prior to this issued his ultimatum to Israel and Egypt to withdraw their forces after Israel had invaded Egypt
SOUTH AFRICA / SCENERYDesert flora Date: 1913
Muslim man leads mule and cart through the streets of NeftaA barefoot Muslim man leads a mule and cart through the dusty streets of Nefta in Southern Tunisia. He passes a wall painting of Charlie Chaplin Date: 1987
A Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkeyBedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey to take a rest. He is surrounded by sheep Date: 2005
A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock, SyriaA Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock of sheep in a long line across the empty wastes of the Syrian desert in Syria Date: 2005
