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VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

1947-1948 ERA

RAS EL MISHA'AB, SAUDI ARABIA

MISHAB, SAUDI ARABIA

AL JUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA

JUBAIL, SAUDI, ARABIA


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THOSE ITEMS ARE JUST FOR INFO ONLY!

YOU ONLY GET THE ONE PHOTO!


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THIS IS WHAT AI FOUND:


The 1947 oil pipeline project you are referring to is the historic Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline). It remains one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. The project links directly back to Ras el Misha'ab, which was established by Aramco in July 1947 as the main receiving port, supply depot, and base camp for the pipeline’s construction.
The Purpose of Tapline
  • Bypassing the Suez Canal: Before the pipeline, tankers had to make a costly 3,000-mile journey around the Arabian Peninsula. The Suez Canal charged a heavy toll of 18 cents per barrel ($40,000 per tanker at the time).
  • Fueling Post-War Europe: The project was designed to economically transport crude oil directly from Saudi Arabia's eastern oil fields to the Mediterranean Sea to speed up the reconstruction of Western Europe after World War II.
Ras el Misha'ab's Vital Role
Because the pipeline required over 300,000 tons of steel, Aramco needed a gateway to unload massive cargo ships. They chose Ras el Misha'ab because its natural coastal contours provided one of the few suitable deep-water anchorages in the area.
To move the massive 30- and 31-inch diameter pipes from the ships to the shore, engineers constructed an innovative, automated "Skyhook" cableway system. This system carried the pipe sections across the water directly to the Ras el Misha'ab pipe yard, where workers welded them into longer segments before trucking them into the desert.
Pipeline Specifications & Legacy
  • Length: Spanned roughly 1,648 to 1,664 kilometers (over 1,000 miles).
  • Route: Ran from the Abqaiq fields in Saudi Arabia, straight through Jordan and Syria, terminating at the port of Sidon in Lebanon.
  • Capacity: It initially moved 300,000 barrels of oil per day, eventually peaking at 500,000 barrels per day.
  • Status: Geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts caused multiple disruptions, leading to the pipeline being completely shut down by the 1980s and 1990s.
The Saudi Heritage Commission officially designated the Tapline as the Kingdom's first industrial heritage site. 
Jubail (Al Jubail) is a major industrial city located on the Persian Gulf coast in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is situated approximately 160 kilometers southeast of Ras el Misha'ab. It is home to Jubail Industrial City, the largest industrial city of its kind in the world, which serves as a global powerhouse for petrochemical production.
The Industrial Powerhouse

  • Jubail Industrial City: Established by royal decree in 1975 under the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, this massive complex transformed a small fishing village into a metropolis. It generates a significant portion of Saudi Arabia's non-oil GDP.
  • SABIC & Global Hub: The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and numerous international joint ventures operate mega-plants here, producing plastics, fertilizers, steel, and refined chemicals.
  • King Fahd Industrial Port: This is the largest industrial port on the Persian Gulf, designed specifically to handle the massive liquid and solid chemical exports produced by the city's factories.

 


" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH CAMELS ARAB FASHION TAPLINE OIL/GAS PIPELINE NEAR MISHAB, JUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA OLD PHOTO "


THE PHOTO IS CLEAR

PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY


TAPLINE

TRANS-ATLANTIC PIPELINE


MOST PHOTOS HAVE TAPE/TAPE GLUE AROUND ALL EDGES/TIPS




THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, PRETTY CLEAR THROUGHOUT, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" 1947-1948 TAPLINE "


CAPTION ON ALBUM PAGE:

" NONE "


OLD 

PHOTO


THIS IS A PHOTO

NOT A POSTCARD


SHADES & COLORS

CAN VARY



JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS 

HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,

SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. 



LISTING 400 PHOTOS STARTING ON 7/21/26

OWNER OF ALBUM

" FRANK C. MUIR "

HIS ADDRESS AT THE TIME

4816 FOUNTAIN AVE

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.


I BELIEVE FRANKS BROTHER ALSO WORKED FOR THE COMPANY.

NAME

" FRANCIS MUIR "


THEIR EMPLOYER

" BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CORP CYESTER "


THE ALBUM DID NOT HAVE VERY MANY CAPTIONS, THE ALBUM HAD CONSTRUCTION OF THE TAPLINE IN SAUDI ARABIA, THEY WERE BUILDING THE OIL PIPELINE AFTER WW11, MEN AT WORK, LOCAL ARABIANS WITH THEIR FASHION OF ERA, CAMELS, SHOWS THEIR WAY OF LIFE, ETC.



SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100 - CAMEL - 486 ) 510

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:

DAMAGE RATINGS:

RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.

RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.

CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 2 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

CLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NO

CLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARK

HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) 

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( NO ) 

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( NO ) 

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-LITE )

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( NO )

DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( NO )

DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( NO )

RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.

( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOOD

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 4-5 )

MADE OF CARDBOARD TYPE PAPER

BACK SOME DISCOLOR, FEW MARKS

FRONT FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLOR, TAPE GLUE/ TAPE IN SPOTS ON EDGES & TIPS

OTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: 

ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.

DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS & CREASES, ALL TIPS SHOW WEAR, DINGS OR CREASES, MOST OF THE PHOTOS HAVE TAPE/TAPE GLUE IN SPOTS AROUND EDGES/TIPS, FEW TINY HAIL DENTS & SCRATCHES.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 5 BY 4 INCHES



 

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