>Hello all!  The Deutsche Hygiene-Museum in Dresden is organizing an
>exhibit on the theme of "Sitting" (you read me right), which will run from
>April to September of next year.  They have asked to borrow South Dakota's
>electric chair, of which we are the proud possessor.  Alas, we will not
>be able to lend, due to our own exhibition plans for it.
>
>Which leads me to my question:  Is there anyone out there who knows of an
>institution in the United States that has its state's electric chair?  The
>director of the museum asked for the names of other museums that might
>have such a thing, but I don't know of any.  I do believe, however, that
>we are not the only museum in the U.S. with an electric chair.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas?
>
>Claudia Nicholson
>Curator of Collections
>South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre
>
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The tiny Santa Fe Trail Museum and Historical Society in the tiny town of
Springer, New Mexico (on I-25 in the northeast quadrant) has an electric
chair that was used in New Mexico. Their number is 505.483-2701

John Arnold
Public Information Officer
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Albuquerque
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