gartland editor thomas (5 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Original b/w illustrated wraps 22 x 28cm. 24pp illustrated in b/w. Near fine with some light creasing. Local interest articles include: Flowers of Saudia Arabia; Fezzes ghutras and gafiyahs. Other articles look at sweets, the merry-go-round, motels (the caravanserai comes to America), and pumpkins.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Antony, V.K.; T.F. Walters; et al Ilustrador. Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 24pp, photo illustrated in b/w throughout. Interiors very good, loose in wraps which have been repaired with archival tape along the inner fold. Slightly musty scent. The cover story describes the crude oil stabiliser at Abqaiq ("The main job of the big oil 'kitchen' at Abqaiq is sweetening up the crude"). Another story celebrates Saudi workers at the Dhahran carpentry shop headed by Hillal Bin Ali and Khalil Younis Ali: "The crew range from 25 to 40 men, depending on the work load. Hillal has around 75 more on-the-site carpenters who take care of the housing units. Another 50 to 75 are assigned to the industrial installations. Both foremen, and all their crew members, are Saudi Arabs". The other articles cover ice skating, cowboys, Stephen Foster, eggs, and cocoa beans.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Antony, V.K.; T.F. Walters; E.E. Seal; et al Ilustrador. Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 24pp, photo illustrated in b/w throughout. Very good. Slightly musty scent. The cover story celebrates Aramco's training program for Saudi Arabs, remarking on how quickly the country and its people are developing. It included Industrial Training Shops for manual and mechanical skills, and Industrial Training Centers with courses in Arabic, English, maths, and sciences. Staff received full pay whilst studying. There is a case study given to illustrate career progression. Photos show class and workroom situations, and the ITC Library in Dhahran. Another article describes how US Boy Scouting has adapted to the Saudi setting with cooking, tracking and recognising wildlife in the desert, learning about radio equipment, etc. Other content covers fur coats, ploughs, baby carriers, and sausages.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Aramco photographers: T.F. Walters; V.K. Antony; C.E. Wilkins et al Ilustrador. Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 24pp including b/w photos and drawings. Good or better with short tear to spine fold and some foxing. The cover story describes the process of loading oil tankers at Ras Tanura, and the diversity of people involved, including Aramco's Refiner's office, the pier foreman and crew, port doctor, a Japanese sailor etc. Other articles include Persian miniature painting, new year celebrations in different cultures, cotton, non-verbal communication, and helicopters.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Aramco photographers: Owen Oxley; Dick Cesare; Carl von Hoffman Ilustrador. Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 16pp including b/w photos and drawings. Good, creased, with a couple of patches of staining to the back. The cover story describes the Aramco Training Center at Sidon, and how it prepares employees for life and work in Saudi Arabia. It opened in New York in 1948 before transferring to Lebanon in 1951, with 3 US staff including head R.E. Sullivan, and 19 Lebanese. Offering long 4 week and short 2 week intensive courses it aimed to teach 600 words of Arabic ("a language so complex that some thirty volumes are required merely to explain its grammar"), Saudi history, the history of oil, a tour of Tapline installations, and supervision and training skills if required. It offers insight into recreational facilities on-site, and weekend tours to Baalbek, Damascus, Jerusalem and Cyprus. The photos feature the campus and locale including Tapline's tank farm seen through the eyes of one of its students. Other articles include "The Caravan" (a description of an exploration team's encounter with a Bedouin caravan in the Rub al Khali); Middle Eastern influences on modern jewellery; a description of the "Christmas Tree" (oil well control head); and a comparison of wedding ceremonies in different countries.