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In the Spirit of National Day, Take a Look at These Vintage Photographs of Bahrain

Old is Gold

In the Spirit of National Day, take a look at these old Bahrain photographs demonstrating different people, professions and different locations

1965

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Heres a shot of a weaver in the village of Bani Jamra

1968

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Take a look at these locals shopping at the Wednesday Market

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Here’s a mattress repairman in Al Marq village

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Look at the difference between local coffee shops today and back in 1968!

1973

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A glimpse of how it looked like at the National Bank of Bahrain during the issuing of new shares

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Here is the old fish market in Muharraq

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This is how it looked like in the end of the shift at the Bahrain refinery

Classic!

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