tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post1257424922702750821..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: The GARDENERS at Umm as SabaanTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-74126457117522697322014-09-15T12:45:54.665-11:002014-09-15T12:45:54.665-11:00Terrific link! It provides great context to these ...Terrific link! It provides great context to these Schnabel photos. I bet that wooden sail boat was Max's pearl dhow. The water looks quite shallow around the island and diving for pearls must have been a very ancient occupation. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-41393680986911092042014-09-15T07:21:25.265-11:002014-09-15T07:21:25.265-11:00Thanks for that. It was fascinating.Thanks for that. It was fascinating.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-76442522037355330562014-09-15T04:55:31.452-11:002014-09-15T04:55:31.452-11:00Max's grandson has a post here:
http://www.pe...Max's grandson has a post here:<br /><br />http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1351Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-8530523031801208282014-09-14T09:21:09.512-11:002014-09-14T09:21:09.512-11:00Or he died.Or he died.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-86708755816204352202014-09-14T08:54:04.148-11:002014-09-14T08:54:04.148-11:00Looking at the satellite view on Google Maps, the ...Looking at the satellite view on Google Maps, the island appears to be mostly sand and probably only a foot or so above sea level. I can see just one or possibly two houses and two modest swimming pools, and there are neat groves of trees laid out in a grid. They look like date palms with maybe other fruit trees, but getting a good fresh water supply must have cost a lot of $$. Maybe that was why he gave it back. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.com