Sunday, December 23, 2012

Abu Dhabi Before the Oil

Abu Dhabi in 1957, before oil was discovered.



In 1957, British writer Roderick Fenwick Owen shot a unique movie which shows Abu Dhabi in the time before oil. The movie records the lives of the Hillyard family - the first Western expatriates to live in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

No comments:

Post a Comment