Published in: The Middle East in pictures / G. Eric Matson. New York : Arno Press, 1980, v. 1, p. 14 & p. 148.

Reference surrogate available in Prints & Photographs Reading Room: The Middle East in pictures / G. Eric Matson. New York : Arno Press, 1980, DS44.5.M37 1980.

A man, holding an umbrella and a book, floats on his back in the Dead Sea.

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