Yemen (1920-1935)

Walls of an ancient fortress in the outskirts of Sana'a, the capital of Yemen.

Sentries at the city gates.

Opening the gates.

A caravan of camels moving toward the gates.

People entering the gates, merchants leading camels loaded with goods.

Faces of city guards.

Sana'a mosques with minarets, domes of mosques.

Carved decoration of the wall of one of the mosques.

Entrance to one of the mosques, men performing namaz at the entrance.

Sawing stone.

A craftsman takes raw bricks out of the mold and lays them out in the sun to dry.

Builders on foot and by hand lift building material up a spiral staircase.

Views of one of the narrow streets of Sana'a, people walking along the street to the bazaar (from above).

Craftsmen's workshops on one of the streets of Sana'a, artisans at work.

Blacksmiths making blades.

The face of one of the blacksmiths.

Camels operate a millstone for squeezing oil from hemp seeds.

The master polishes the blade of a dagger, the face of the master.

Sawing alabaster slabs into window panes.

Weavers at their looms weave Yemeni carpets.

Weavers demonstrate a finished carpet.

Finished products of Yemeni weavers.

Peasants feed a young bull.

The head of a chewing camel.

Camels at a feeding trough in a caravanserai.

The face of a camel driver smoking a hookah.

Caravan drivers smoke a hookah.

The earth cracked by the sun in one of the gardens of Sana'a.

The irrigation system in action.

The drivers lead the camels along one of the city streets to a well.

The camels and donkeys pull the well drive behind them.

Water begins to pour into the irrigation canals.

Cleaning the bed of one of the canals with hands and hoes.

View of the irrigated part of the garden.

Ripening fruits on the branches of trees.