Liwa dance (a Bahraini music thought to originate from Africa) |
Shaikh Abdullah street in central Manama, circa 1950. |
A dhow (traditional ship), used mainly for pearling |
The Manama-Muharraq swing bridge, circa 1950s |
A nurse weights two new-borns, in Awali hospital. Date unknown |
Adhari spring, date unknown. Likely early 1950s. |
The first official medical clinic in 1925. |
Gulf Hotel, in the early 1970s. It's no longer beach-front property due to land reclamation. |
Jashan (now known as Jashanmal)'s department store in Manama. Date unknown. |
Delivery of the first cars in Bahrain (or so it is claimed), in 1919. |
The old Blacksmiths market of Manama... and some youth flexing for the camera! |
The old Political Agency of Britain, circa 1920. |
Yateem Petrol Station in Manama, date unknown |
The office of the British Overseas Airways Corporation, in Ras Ruman. |
The iconic windtower (known locally as badgeer) of the Al Awadhiya houses in Manama |
Bab al Bahrain street, Manama. |
BAPCO (Bahrain Petroleum Company)'s buses, used to transport workers from Manama/Muharraq to Awali. Circa 1950s |