1967 Press Photo Bernard Elman on Hunger Strike in Saigon Prison, Vietnam

Bernard Elman, 33, of Flushing, New York, one of three Americans convicted by a special Vietnamese military court for black market cases, lies on his bed at Saigon's Chi Moa prison on the 24th day of a hunger strike. The men charged they were falsely convicted after they refused to pay a $10,000 bribe and that the U.S. embassy "threw us to the wolves." Bernard Elman, 33, of Flushing, New York, went into the 24th day of his hunger strike Friday in Saigon's Chi Hoa prison. Elman was one of six Americans convicted by a special Vietnamese military court for involvement in the black market. The men charged that they were falsely convicted after they refused to pay a $10,000 bribe and that the United States embassy "threw us to the wolves." Bernard Elman, 33, of Flushing, New York, one of three Americans convicted by a special Vietnamese military court on black market charges, lay on his bed in a Saigon prison on the 24th day of a hunger strike. The men said they were falsely convicted after they refused to pay a $10,000 bribe.

Photo is dated 1967.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.