Once Upon a Time in Dubai

Amazing photographs of a time before the boom.

MAY 3, 2012

Searching for an "oasis in Dubai" today brings up a laundry list of glamorous hotels and luxury apartments. But until 1961, the term had a more literal meaning in the city-state. There was no running fresh water in Dubai before that year, meaning that supplies had to be transported in barrels or containers like the one above, often on rudimentary carts. 

 Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding