Dr. Darrell Clayton Crain, Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 1910. He graduated from the medical school at George Washington University and served as a Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, receiving the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. In 1950, while serving as a civilian consultant to the Department of the Army, Dr. Crain was a member of a U.S. government mission that was sent to Saudi Arabia to provide medical treatment to the ailing King Ibn Saud. A practicing rheumatologist for more than fifty years, Dr. Crain was also an accomplished amateur photographer.
Street scene in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with unidentified people lined in front of buildings as a car approaches. This photo was taken during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 82]
Crown Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia sits with two unidentified children. This photo was taken in Riyadh during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 56]
Crown Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia gestures to an unidentified woman while interacting with three unidentified young children. This photo was taken in Riyadh during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 55]
King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud, sits between medical staff visiting his palace in Riyadh. Standing left to right: unidentified, Dr. Wallace H. Graham, Dr. Darrell Crain, Jr., and unidentified. This photo was taken during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 53]
King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud, stands with his cane at his palace at Riyadh. This photo was taken during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 50]
King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud, walks with the aid of a cane in his royal palace in Riyadh. The other men in the photo are unidentified. This photo was taken during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 49]
Sentry at the gates, presumably at the King's palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Several unidentified people stand near a driveway as two cars approach. One man is holding up a baton as though he is directing traffic. This photo was taken during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 10]
King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud, sits with his cane in his palace at Riyadh. This photo was taken during a medical trip to treat King Ibn Saud and other members of the Saudi Arabian royal family. [Originally called slide SA 1]