20+ Photos Dubai: Prior to the discovery of oil and After

"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will ride a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel».
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912-1990), 8th Emir of Dubai (1958-1990).

Today, Dubai - is a huge metropolis in the skyscrapers that looks futuristic any other city on earth. But in 1833, when Dubai was founded, the settlement numbered only 800 people. Little Fish Center and search for pearls. Sometimes, here come the Bedouins and simple huts occupied by palm trees. Photos in this review show the life of this wonderful city in 1950-60h, just before the discovery of oil. Only 60 years ago - but such an amazing difference!

Life in Dubai to find the oil fields.





Caravan of camels goes through Dubai. 1960.





A man smoking a hookah, sells lemons and dried herbs.





The market in the center of Dubai.





Dubai, 1960.





Dubai Airport. 1971.





Airport.





Dubai aerial view. 1950.





Quay in the city of Dubai. 1950.





Men praying





Place oil





One of the bays in Dubai. 1960.





Clock Tower.





Jashanmal first store in Dubai. 1956.





The first plane landed on the new runway at the airport in Dubai was the Comet of Middle East Airlines in 1965.





Water in Dubai. 1960.





Dubai today - it's a completely different world. The magnificent skyscrapers rise above the clouds,