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 showing unidentified people lined in front of buildings, with a car approaching. 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.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Saud seated 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.
Saudi Arabian King Ibn Saud seated 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.
Saudi Arabian King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud standing 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 50.
Saudi Arabian King Ibn Saud walks with the aid of a cane in his royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 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.
Saudi Arabian King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud seated 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.