Bahrain’s Photo History

Sheikh Isa’s guests From left to right: mugbil al thukair, Yusuf Kanoo, and jacques cartier on the doorstep leaving after being received by Sheikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa at his house in Muharraq, March 1911.

The Old Customs House The old customs house in Manama, March 1911. (stood on the site of Bab Al Bahrain)

Bahrain’s Freshwater Submarine Springs jacques cartier and his assistants accompanied by their host mugbil al thukair are shown one of Bahrain’s many undersea freshwater springs near the island of Muharraq march 1911.

Bahrain’s Freshwater Submarine Springs jacques cartier and his assistants accompanied by their host mugbil al thukair are shown one of Bahrain’s many undersea freshwater springs near the island of Muharraq march 1911.

Al Thukair’s Luncheon (al thukair’s guests) from right to left: Maurice Richard Cartier’s sales assistant, Yusuf Kanoo, Jacques Cartier, host mugbil al thukair, and an unidentified guest at al thukair’s house in Manama, March 1911.

Literary Salon Jacques Cartier, seated 3rd from the left in formal arab attire mugbil al thukair and Yusuf Kanoo seated 2nd & 3rd from the right respectively with three unidentified gentlemen (in what appears to be mugbil al thukair’s literary salon at his house in Manama a precursor to the literary salon he founded two years later in 1913 with a number of local literary figures) march 1911.

Sheikh Isa’s guests Sheikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa ruler of Bahrain (reigned 1869-1932) in the corner of the room (holding a sheathed sword with both hands a symbol of authority for arab Sheikhs at the time) Yusuf Kanoo on the left mugbil al thukair’s face peeking out on the right in addition to jacques cartier’s white shoe and their walking sticks at Sheikh Isa’s house in Muharraq, March 1911.